Laurie Taylor
Richmond
AFL career
20 games48 goals
- Debut
- R1 1944 v MEL6 May 1944
- Most recent
- SF 1947 v FIT6 Sept 1947
Stats
Bio
Hailing from a distinguished South Australian football family, Laurie Taylor was a commanding key forward recruited from West Adelaide who made a sharp impact at Punt Road during the Second World War. Standing taller than club legend Jack Dyer, he was a powerful athlete renowned for his strong overhead marking and ability to pinch-hit in the ruck. His VFL tenure was split by service with the AIF in Borneo, but he returned in 1947 to produce his finest football, famously booting five goals in a match where his brother Don played at the opposite end for South Melbourne. Despite possessing a formidable strike rate of nearly 2.5 goals per game, Taylor's time in Melbourne was brief, and he eventually departed the Tigers to pursue captain-coaching opportunities in the Riverina district.
Profile
- Full name
- Laurie W. Taylor
- Born
- 21 Oct 1918
- Died
- 18 Oct 1980 (aged 61y 363d)
- Birthplace
- Norwood, SA
- Deathplace
- Gosford, NSW
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 82 kg
Teams
Family
- Brother:Don Taylor
Bio
1 revisionHailing from a distinguished South Australian football family, Laurie Taylor was a commanding key forward recruited from West Adelaide who made a sharp impact at Punt Road during the Second World War. Standing taller than club legend Jack Dyer, he was a powerful athlete renowned for his strong overhead marking and ability to pinch-hit in the ruck. His VFL tenure was split by service with the AIF in Borneo, but he returned in 1947 to produce his finest football, famously booting five goals in a match where his brother Don played at the opposite end for South Melbourne. Despite possessing a formidable strike rate of nearly 2.5 goals per game, Taylor's time in Melbourne was brief, and he eventually departed the Tigers to pursue captain-coaching opportunities in the Riverina district.