Troy Taylor (Australian footballer)

Troy Taylor
Personal information
Full name	Troy Taylor
Date of birth	(1991-09-12) 12 September 1991
Original team(s)	South Alice Springs (CAFL)
Draft	#51, 2009 National Draft, Richmond
Height/Weight	192cm / 83kg
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2010	Richmond	4 (3)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2011 season.

Troy Taylor is an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Originally from Central Australian Football League (CAFL) club South Alice Springs, Taylor was a talented junior footballer who had piqued the interest of Gold Coast Suns Football Club, who sought to name Taylor in their training squad in the lead up to their debut in the 2011 AFL season. Taylor declines and instead nominated for the 2009 AFL Draft, where Richmond drafted him with their fourth round pick (number 51 overall).

Taylor made his senior AFL debut against Melbourne^[1] in round 4 of the 2010 season but continually suffered homesickness, twice walking out on Richmond and their Victorian Football League (VFL) affiliate Coburg Football Club.^[2] Taylor did not return to Richmond for the 2011 season and was delisted by the club at the end of the year.

Taylor was recruited for the 2012 season by Walla Walla Football Club in the southern New South Wales based Hume Football League but after starring in the first few rounds, did not return to the club after a trip back to Alice Springs to visit his family.^[3]

References

↑ Edmund, Sam (19 April 2010), "Veteran steadies Demons' ship Old hand sets the platform for win", Herald Sun
↑ Morris, Grey (28 May 2011), "Troy Taylor still welcome at Richmond: Hardwick", Herald Sun
↑ McNichol, A. "We of the Walla Walla", The Sunday Age, 15 July 2012, p. 14 Sports supplement.

External links

Troy Taylor's statistics from AFL Tables

2009 AFL national draft

First round	1. Tom Scully (PP) 2. Jack Trengove 3. Dustin Martin 4. Anthony Morabito 5. Ben Cunnington 6. Gary Rohan 7. Brad Sheppard 8. John Butcher 9. Andrew Moore 10. Jake Melksham 11. Jordan Gysberts 12. Kane Lucas 13. Daniel Talia 14. Lewis Jetta 15. Christian Howard 16. Jasper Pittard 17. Daniel Menzel

Second round	18. Luke Tapscott 19. Ben Griffiths 20. Nat Fyfe 21. Ryan Bastinac 22. Gerrick Weedon 23. Koby Stevens 24. Jake Carlisle 25. Aaron Black 26. Travis Colyer 27. Callum Bartlett 28. Mitch Duncan 29. Jack Gunston 30. Luke Ball 31. Jason Tutt 32. Nicholas Winmar 33. Anthony Long

Third round	34. Max Gawn 35. David Astbury 36. Joel Houghton 37. Jamie Macmillan 38. Sam Reid 39. Sam Grimley 40. Allen Christensen 41. Ayden Kennedy 42. Nathan Vardy 43. Marcus Davies 44. Matt Dea 45. Sam Shaw 46. Ben Stratton 47. Ryan Harwood 48. Jesse Crichton 49. Dylan Roberton

Fourth round	50. Jack Fitzpatrick 51. Troy Taylor 52. Justin Bollenhagen 53. Brayden Norris 54. Byron Sumner 55. Trent Dennis-Lane 56. Josh Cowan 57. Jordan Williams 58. Rhan Hooper 59. Rohan Kerr 60. Jesse W. Smith 61. James Craig 62. Ben Sinclair 63. Lukas Markovic 64. Adam Pattison 65. Jeremy Laidler (RP)

Fifth round	67. Jeromey Webberley 69. Taylor Duryea 70. Matt Suckling (RP) 71. Ben Nason 72. Sam Jacobs (RP) 73. Jesse O'Brien 74. Brodie Martin (RP) 75. Josh Thomas 76. Shane Thorne 77. Will Johnson

Sixth round	79. Greg Broughton (RP) 80. Cruize Garlett (RP) 82. Daniel Stewart (RP) 83. Aaron Joseph (RP) 84. Bryce Retzlaff (RP) 85. Simon Buckley 86. Liam Picken (RP) 87. Zac Dawson (RP) 88. Wade Thompson (RP)

Seventh round	89. Robin Nahas (RP) 90. Kristin Thornton (RP) 91. Matt Maguire 92. James Mulligan (RP) 93. Luke Miles (RP)

Eighth round	94. Andrew Browne (RP) 95. Pearce Hanley (RP)

RP = Rookie Promotion

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