Height/Weight 206cm / 108kg Height 2.01 m Name Simon Taylor | 2005-2010 Hawthorn Years Club Weight 104 kg | |
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Date of birth (1982-08-18) 18 August 1982 (age 33) Debut Round 3, 27 March 2005, Hawthorn
v. Essendon Bombers, at MCG Role Australian Rules Footballer Original team Box Hill Hawks Football Club | ||
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Simon Taylor is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in Australian Football League (AFL). A ruckman, Taylor was selected by Hawthorn with 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