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Key Facts

Full name
Stephen David Taubert

Known as
Stephen Taubert

Born
6 October 1953 (age 71)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 280d
Last game: 30y 325d

Height and weight
Height: 193 cm
Weight: 85 kg

Senior clubs
Richmond; Essendon; Sydney

Jumper numbers
Richmond: 47, 9
Essendon: 16
Sydney: 24

Recruited from
Richmond (1977); Essendon (1982)

Stephen Taubert

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
RichmondV/AFL1974-197615140.9340%5.401.272.600
EssendonV/AFL1977-198164300.4742%7.551.813.274
SydneyV/AFL1982-198444260.5943%8.644.004.8921
V/AFL1974-1984123700.5742%7.672.533.7625
Total1974-1984123700.5742%7.672.533.7625

AFL: 8,694th player to appear, 1,877th most games played, 1,578th most goals kickedRichmond: 766th player to appear, 605th most games played, 353rd most goals kickedEssendon: 845th player to appear, 303rd most games played, 258th most goals kickedSydney: 1,107th player to appear, 372nd most games played, 281st most goals kicked

Steven Taubert was a ruckman who could also play as a tall forward as well as in the back pocket. He was not quick, and his kicking was unreliable, but he had plenty of determination and grit, and did not readily lower his colours. He was at Richmond from 1974 to 1976 but found it difficult to break into what was one of the strongest sides in the land at the time, and only managed 15 VFL appearances and 14 goals. He fared somewhat better at Essendon, where he played 64 games and scored 30 goals between 1977 and 1981. His final port of call was Sydney where he displayed some of the best form of his career towards the end of his four season, 44 game, 26 goal stint. After departing the VFL scene he captain-coached Sydney club St George to a runners-up spot in 1987.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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