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Key Facts

Full name
Lawrence Taylor

Known as
Laurie Taylor

Born
21 October 1918

Died
18 October 1980 (aged 61)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 25y 198d
Last game: 28y 320d

Height and weight
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 82 kg

Senior clubs
Richmond; West Adelaide; Glenelg

Jumper numbers
Richmond: 26, 25

Recruited from
West Adelaide (1944); West Adelaide (1947)

Family links
John Taylor  Snr (Father)Johnny Taylor Jnr (Brother)Don Taylor (Brother)

Laurie Taylor

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
West AdelaideSANFL1936-1941, 1944, 1946451282.84—————
RichmondV/AFL1944, 194720482.4075%———0
GlenelgSANFL1950, 195228602.14—————
SANFL1936-1941, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1952731882.58—————
V/AFL1944, 194720482.4075%———0
Total1936-1941, 1944, 1946-1947, 1950, 1952932362.54—————

AFL: 5,289th player to appear, 6,543rd most games played, 2,115th most goals kickedRichmond: 435th player to appear, 517th most games played, 156th most goals kicked

Laurie Taylor was a useful forward for West Adelaide, Richmond and Glenelg during a war and injury interrupted eight season top level career which saw him play 73 SANFL and 20 VFL senior league games, plus five interstate matches for South Australia. He made his league debut with West Adelaide in 1939 when he had the satisfaction of playing alongside brothers Don and Johnny Jnr.

Laurie Taylor played for Richmond briefly in 1944 while stationed in Melbourne with the armed forces. He returned to the Tigers for a full season in 1947, which unfortunately meant that he missed the chance of contributing to West Adelaide's first senior flag triumph in 20 years. Renowned as a big occasion player, there is little doubt that he would have been capable of making that contribution a telling one.

Laurie Taylor's staccato league career concluded with Glenelg for whom he played in both 1950 and 1952, alongside brother Johnny.

Author - John Devaney

Footnotes

Photo sourced from Boyles Football Photos.

Sources

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Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.