Simon Taylor (footballer)
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Simon Taylor is an Australian rules footballer who previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club
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A ruckman, Taylor was selected by Hawthorn at pick. 53 in the 2004 National Draft.
After sharing the ruck responsibilities with Robert Campbell
for most of the 2007 and 2008 seasons, he was overlooked for the 2008 AFL Grand Final
, with the backup ruck position being taken by Brent Renouf
. In 2009 he played 18 games, more than Campbell or Renouf, but was not as effective as earlier years, leading the Hawks to look to recruit a ruckman to replace Campbell who retired due to injury.
Taylor broke his ankle during a pre-season game against North Melbourne, he missed most of the 2010 season.
Because of persistent niggling injuries and never really demonstrating the qualities that were expected of him through his career, he was delisted from the club on 19 October 2010, along with fellow ruckman Wayde Skipper
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
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A ruckman, Taylor was selected by Hawthorn at pick. 53 in the 2004 National Draft.
After sharing the ruck responsibilities with Robert Campbell
Robert Campbell
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for most of the 2007 and 2008 seasons, he was overlooked for the 2008 AFL Grand Final
2008 AFL Grand Final
The 2008 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Geelong Football Club and the Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on the 27th of September 2008...
, with the backup ruck position being taken by Brent Renouf
Brent Renouf
Brent Renouf is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
. In 2009 he played 18 games, more than Campbell or Renouf, but was not as effective as earlier years, leading the Hawks to look to recruit a ruckman to replace Campbell who retired due to injury.
Taylor broke his ankle during a pre-season game against North Melbourne, he missed most of the 2010 season.
Because of persistent niggling injuries and never really demonstrating the qualities that were expected of him through his career, he was delisted from the club on 19 October 2010, along with fellow ruckman Wayde Skipper
Wayde Skipper
Wayde Skipper is an Australian Rules footballer who has played for the Hawthorn Football Club and the Western Bulldogs . Standing at 193 cm, Skipper won the 2003 best first year player for his original club the Western Bulldogs....