Kevin Taylor

Who is Kevin Taylor?

Kevin James Taylor is a former Indigenous Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League, East Fremantle and Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League and West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League.

A rover who could also play in the forward pocket, Taylor made his senior debut for East Fremantle in the WAFL in 1978 and won a Simpson Medal for his performance in the 1979 WAFL Grand Final, when he kicked seven goals, including his 100th for the season. Taylor's goal kicking in the home and away season that year earned him the Bernie Naylor Medal and he finished the season with 102 goals.

In 1981 Taylor moved to Victoria to play for South Melbourne. He kicked 24 goals from his 14 games, including a bag of five against North Melbourne at Arden Street Oval, before returning to East Fremantle. Fitzroy acquired his services in 1984 but Taylor played only one game for them before resumed with East Fremantle in 1984, kicking four goals in their Grand Final loss to Swan Districts.