Taylor Smith (Australian footballer)

Taylor Smith (born 13 February 2000) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Gold Coast in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

Taylor Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-13) 13 February 2000
Original team(s) Bond University (QAFLW)
Draft 2019 Priority Signing, Gold Coast
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward / Ruck
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 13
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2020– Gold Coast 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 6, 2020.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Smith grew up on the Gold Coast and attended Coomera Anglican College throughout her upbringing.[1] Her first sporting interest came at the age of 10 in the form of athletics where she predominately focused on high jump and hurdles.[2] She transitioned to heptathlon at the age of 16 and began competing at the national level in just her fourth ever event in the sport. Towards the end of Year 12, she played Australian rules football for the first time in the local APS inter-school competition and was spotted by an AFL Queensland scout who organised a trial with the Gold Coast Suns academy. She began playing club football for the first time in 2018 for Bond University in the QAFLW.

Less than two years after playing football for the first time, Smith was announced as a priority signing for the Gold Coast Suns' inaugural AFLW list.[3]

AFLW career

Smith made her AFLW debut for the Gold Coast Suns in round 6 of the 2020 AFL Women's season.[4]

References
  1. "Taylor Smith has become the Gold Coast Suns last AFLW priority signing". Gold Coast Bulletin. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. "Smith's journey to the top of two sports". goldcoastfc.com.au. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. "SUNS lock in Taylor Smith". goldcoastfc.com.au. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. "Gold Coast Suns AFLW Team Announcement: Round 6". goldcoastfc.com.au. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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