Height / weight 177 cm | Position(s) Forward/Ruck | |
Date of birth (1997-04-16) 16 April 1997 (age 19) Draft Marquee player, 2016: Brisbane Profiles | ||
Highlights tayla harris
Tayla Harris (born 16 April 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the AFL Women's competition.
Contents
- Highlights tayla harris
- Women s tayla harris longest kick
- Early life and amateur career
- AFL Womens career
- References
Women s tayla harris longest kick
Early life and amateur career
Harris grew up in Brisbane's northern suburbs and began playing competitive football for Aspley at age five. She played in a mixed competition with young girls and boys until 2010.
At the age of fifteen, she began playing senior football for Zillmere in the AFL Queensland Women's League (QAWFL), where she won the league best and fairest award in her first season.
She represented Queensland in the youth girls competition, and is a five time All-Australian.
At the age of seventeen, she was drafted to the Melbourne representative side as part of the AFL women's exhibition series. She continued to play for the club through 2016. She also played as part of the Brisbane Lions' representative team in 2016.
She attended high school at Albany Creek State High School.
AFL Women's career
Harris was one of two marquee player signings announced by Brisbane in anticipation of the league's inaugural 2017 season. She made her league debut in the club's inaugural match, in round 1, 2017, against Melbourne at Casey Fields. In round 2, she was nominated for the league Rising Star award for a two-goal, twelve disposal and seven mark performance against Fremantle, and also was named "Player of the Week" by the AFL Players Association. At the conclusion of two rounds she was ranked equal fourth in the league for total goals scored (two) and first in the league for contested marks (eight).
At the end of the season, Harris was listed in the 2017 All-Australian squad.
