Simon Taylor (footballer)

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**Simon Taylor**
Personal information

Birth	18 August 1982(1982-08-18),
Recruited from	Box Hill Hawks
Height and weight	201m / 104.5kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 3, March 27, 2005, Hawthorn vs. Essendon Bombers, at MCG
Team(s)	Hawthorn (2005-) 58 games, 14 goals
¹ Statistics to end of end of R10, 2008 season
Career highlights

Simon Taylor is a huge ruck prospect for the Hawthorn Hawks. He is an ex-rowing champion, and is both athletic and strong, but still needs time to develop.

Questions have been raised about his ability to read the game, however his is still young at 24. He was selected at pick. 53 in the 2004 National Draft to drive the youth-policy.

[edit] External links

Simon Taylor (footballer) profile on the Official AFL Website of the Hawthorn Football Club
Simon Taylor (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables

Hawthorn Football Club – current squad

1 Bailey • 2 Roughead • 3 Lewis • 4 Ladson • 5 Mitchell • 6 Williams • 7 Osborne • 8 Jacobs • 9 Crawford • 10 Bateman • 11 Smith • 12 Sewell • 13 Taylor • 14 Birchall • 15 Hodge • 16 Dowler • 17 Muston • 18 Guerra • 19 Dixon • 20 Boyle • 21 Vandenberg • 22 McGlynn • 23 Franklin • 24 Croad • 25 Clarke • 26 Dawson • 27 Gilham • 28 Little • 29 Murphy • 30 Brown • 31 Thorp • 32 Ellis • 33 Thurgood • 34 Renouf • 35 Morton • 36 Kennedy • 37 Moss • 38 Tuck • 39 Campbell • 40 McEntee* • 41 Collins* • 42 Suckling* • 43 Gibson* • 44 Chandler* • 45 Young • Coach: Clarkson