Taylor Smith (Australian footballer)
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| Taylor Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Smith playing for Brisbane in the 2022 season 7 Grand Final | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 13 February 2000 | ||
| 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 | Sydney | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020 | Gold Coast | 1 (0) | |
| 2021–2025 | Brisbane | 76 (67) | |
| 2026– | Sydney | 0 (0) | |
| Total | 77 (67) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Taylor Smith (born 13 February 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Sydney in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She previously played for Gold Coast and Brisbane. She won two premierships with the Lions in 2021 and 2023,[1][2] and was the AFL Women's leading goalkicker in 2024.[3]
Smith grew up on the Gold Coast and attended Coomera Anglican College throughout her upbringing.[4] Her first sporting interest came at the age of 10 in the form of athletics where she predominantly focused on high jump and hurdles.[5] 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.[6]
