Andrew Taylor (Australian footballer)
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Andrew Taylor is a former Australian rules football
er who played with Footscray
and the Brisbane Bears
in the Victorian/Australian Football League
(VFL/AFL), and Woodville
and Woodville West Torrens
in the South Australian National Football League
.
Taylor was a successful junior footballer in the Footscray District League with Albion and won three 'best and fairest' awards. He appeared for Footscray at Under-19 level and broke into the seniors in the 1983 VFL season
when he played a game against Geelong
. It would however be the only time he played at VFL level for Footscray and he moved to South Australia
where he spent a period of time with the Woodville Football Club
.
He received another chance to play VFL football when he was picked up by the Brisbane Bears. In 1988 he received three Brownlow Medal votes for a 23 disposals effort against Carlton
. The following season he was involved in an on-field incident with Danny Frawley
for which the former Woodville player was suspended for three weeks for striking and another report of eye gouging was thrown out. He was a member of Brisbane's reserves premiership team in 1991, as a half forward flanker.
Upon leaving Brisbane, Taylor returned to the SANFL
and signed up with Woodville-West Torrens
. He topped their goal-kicking three times, with his best season tallies being 74 goals in 1993 and 61 goals in 1994. His performances in 1993 helped the club win the premiership and in 1994 he kicked a club record 12 goals in a game against North Adelaide. For his contributions up forward during their early years, Taylor was named as the centre-half-forward in the Woodville-West Torrens 'Team of the Decade'.
Australian rules football
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er who played with Footscray
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
and the Brisbane Bears
Brisbane Bears
The Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995...
in the Victorian/Australian Football League
Australian Football League
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(VFL/AFL), and Woodville
Woodville Football Club
Woodville Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League from 1964 to 1990, when it merged with the West Torrens Football Club to form the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles....
and Woodville West Torrens
Woodville-West Torrens Football Club
Woodville-West Torrens Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the South Australian National Football League . It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clubs and played its inaugural game in 1991...
in the South Australian National Football League
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
.
Taylor was a successful junior footballer in the Footscray District League with Albion and won three 'best and fairest' awards. He appeared for Footscray at Under-19 level and broke into the seniors in the 1983 VFL season
1983 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1983.-Attendance:A total of 3,631,042 people attended VFL matches during the 1983 season, an average of about 26,312 per game . A combined total of 420,439 attended finals matches in 1983, an average of 70,073 per finals match...
when he played a game against Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
. It would however be the only time he played at VFL level for Footscray and he moved to South Australia
South Australia
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where he spent a period of time with the Woodville Football Club
Woodville Football Club
Woodville Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League from 1964 to 1990, when it merged with the West Torrens Football Club to form the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles....
.
He received another chance to play VFL football when he was picked up by the Brisbane Bears. In 1988 he received three Brownlow Medal votes for a 23 disposals effort against Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
. The following season he was involved in an on-field incident with Danny Frawley
Danny Frawley
Danny Frawley is a former Australian rules footballer and coach and a current football commentator with Fox Sports.He is the nephew of Collingwood player Des Tuddenham and the uncle of current Melbourne Football Club player James Frawley.- Football career :Recruited from Ballarat, after attending...
for which the former Woodville player was suspended for three weeks for striking and another report of eye gouging was thrown out. He was a member of Brisbane's reserves premiership team in 1991, as a half forward flanker.
Upon leaving Brisbane, Taylor returned to the SANFL
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
and signed up with Woodville-West Torrens
Woodville-West Torrens Football Club
Woodville-West Torrens Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the South Australian National Football League . It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clubs and played its inaugural game in 1991...
. He topped their goal-kicking three times, with his best season tallies being 74 goals in 1993 and 61 goals in 1994. His performances in 1993 helped the club win the premiership and in 1994 he kicked a club record 12 goals in a game against North Adelaide. For his contributions up forward during their early years, Taylor was named as the centre-half-forward in the Woodville-West Torrens 'Team of the Decade'.