| Taylor Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Smith playing for Brisbane in the 2022 season 7 Grand Final | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | (2000-02-13)13 February 2000 (age 25) | ||
| Original team | Bond University (QAFLW) | ||
| Draft | 2019 Priority Signing, Gold Coast | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward / Ruck | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Brisbane | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020 | Gold Coast | 1(0) | |
| 2021– | Brisbane | 47 (27) | |
| Total | 48 (27) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Source:AustralianFootball.com | |||
Taylor Smith (born 13 February 2000) is anAustralian rules footballer playing for theBrisbane Lions in theAFL Women's competition (AFLW). She is a premiership player with the Lions, having played in the club's2021 AFL Women's Grand Final side.[1]
Smith previously played forGold Coast.
Smith grew up on theGold Coast and attendedCoomera Anglican College throughout her upbringing.[2] Her first sporting interest came at the age of 10 in the form ofathletics where she predominantly focused onhigh jump andhurdles.[3] She transitioned toheptathlon 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 playedAustralian rules football for the first time in the localAPS inter-school competition and was spotted by anAFL Queensland scout who organised a trial with theGold Coast Suns Academy. She began playing club football for the first time in 2018 forBond University in theQAFLW.
Less than two years after playing football for the first time, Smith was announced as a priority signing for theGold Coast Suns' inauguralAFLW list.[4]
Smith made her AFLW debut forGold Coast in round 6 of the2020 AFL Women's season.[5]
In August 2020, Smith was traded toBrisbane, along with a couple of picks, for the 24th pick of the2020 AFL Women's draft.[6]
Smith had a strong first season with the Lions in which she played every game. She had her best game for the season in round 3, in the Lions' 45 point win overWest Coast. in that game, she tallied a career-high 3 goals, 11 disposals and 8 hitouts, securing her 2 best and fairest votes.[7][8] Smith became a premiership player in the club's2021 AFL Women's Grand Final winning side.[9] Smith signed on withBrisbane for one more year on 15 June 2021.[10]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | H/O | Hit-outs |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | |||||
| 2020 | Gold Coast | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2021# | Brisbane | 31 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 55 | 17 | 18 | 57 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 2 |
| Career | 12 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 18 | 19 | 61 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 2 | ||
