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Key Facts

Full name
Laurence William Laurence Taylor

Known as
Laurie Taylor

Born
27 November 1916

Place of birth
Windsor, VIC (3181)

Died
4 October 1991 (aged 74)

Place of death
Mount Martha, VIC (3934)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 183d
Last game: 27y 273d

Height and weight
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 82 kg

Senior clubs
South Melbourne; St. Kilda; Hawthorn

Jumper numbers
South Melbourne: 11, 16
St. Kilda: 5
Hawthorn: 16, 26

Recruited from
South Melbourne (1940); St. Kilda (1942)

State of origin
VIC

Laurie Taylor

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
South MelbourneV/AFL1937-1938400.0025%———0
St. KildaV/AFL1940100.000%———0
HawthornV/AFL1942-19444010.0325%———0
V/AFL1937-1938, 1940, 1942-19444510.0224%———0
Total1937-1938, 1940, 1942-19444510.0224%———0

AFL: 4,500th player to appear, 4,597th most games played, 8,990th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 512th player to appear, 1,086th most games played, 1,222nd most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 779th player to appear, 1,601st most games played, 1,444th most goals kickedHawthorn: 297th player to appear, 315th most games played, 661st most goals kicked

Footnotes

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