Taylor Adams (born 20 September 1993) is a professional
Australian rules footballer playing for the
Collingwood Football Club in the
Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the
Greater Western Sydney Giants from 2012 to 2013.
State football
Adams started out playing Australian rules football at
St Joseph's, at under-14 and under-16 levels, before joining the
Geelong Falcons
The Geelong Falcons is a youth Australian rules football representative club in the NAB League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition, Victoria, Australia.
The club takes in talented junior players from the Geelong, Colac and Warrnambo ...
in the
TAC Cup
The NAB League Boys (also referred to as simply the NAB League and formerly known as the TAC Cup) is an under-19 Australian rules football representative competition held in Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Vict ...
.
He served as a captain for Geelong Falcons,
and the opportunities and responsibilities helped shape him and he thanked the club during his first
Australian Football League (AFL) season. Adams represented Vic County in the
2011 AFL Under 18 Championships
The 2011 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships were the 16th edition of the AFL Under 18 Championships
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and was selected for the All-Australian Team after averaging 18.8
possessions over 4 games.
He later had an impressive performance at the
AFL Draft Combine, finishing in the top 10 on the
beep test
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.
AFL career
Great Western Sydney
Adams was drafted by the
Greater Western Sydney Giants with pick 13 in the
2011 national draft.
He made his debut in round 5 of the
2012 season, against
Western Bulldogs
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Founded in 1877 as the Footscray Football Club, and based in West Footscray in the o ...
at
Manuka Oval
Manuka Oval is a sporting venue in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is located in Griffith, in the area of that suburb known as Manuka. Manuka Oval has a seating capacity of 13,550 people and an overall capacity of 16,000 people, althoug ...
,
kicking a goal, taking five
marks
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, and having seven
kicks
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, 10
handballs, 17
disposals, and three
tackles
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* In football:
** Tackle (football move), a play in various forms of football
** Tackle (gridiron football position), a position in American football and Canadian football
** Dump tackle, a forceful move in rugby of picking u ...
.
Collingwood
In October 2013, Adams was traded to
Collingwood, as a swap for
Heath Shaw
Heath Shaw (born 27 November 1985) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). Heath grew up in Diamond Creek and played jun ...
. He made his debut for Collingwood in the opening round of the
2014 season, against
Fremantle.
After joining the club, at the beginning the pressure and large crowds affected him, leading to him performing poorly until team-mate
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advised him to chill, leading to him playing better football. In round 8 of the
2015 season, Adams played his 50th AFL game.
Ahead of the
2016 season, Adams joined Collingwood's leadership group. Ahead of the
2017 season Adams was appointed vice-captain alongside
Steele Sidebottom, before being selected only for the leadership group in 2018 and 2019, returning to vice-captaincy ahead of the
2020 season. In the third round of the
2018 season, Adams played his 100th AFL game against
Carlton
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. At the end of the season he was awarded Collingwood's Bob Rose award for being the Best Finals' Player, after averaging 29
possessions, five
clearances, and seven
tackles
Tackle may refer to:
* In football:
** Tackle (football move), a play in various forms of football
** Tackle (gridiron football position), a position in American football and Canadian football
** Dump tackle, a forceful move in rugby of picking u ...
over four games. He was a standout player in the
Grand Final
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, with 31 possessions, nine clearances, and a goal, leading to him being voted the runner-up for the
Norm Smith Medal
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, which was won by
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player
Luke Shuey
Luke Shuey (born 2 June 1990) is an Australian rules footballer and the captain of the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Shuey was recruited from the Oakleigh Chargers with pick 20 in the 2008 National Draft. After a ...
. In July 2019, Adams signed a five-year contract extension.
In September 2022 Adams tore his groin off the bone.
Personal life
Taylor grew up in
Mount Duneed just outside the coastal town of
Torquay
Torquay ( ) is a seaside town in Devon, England, part of the unitary authority area of Torbay. It lies south of the county town of Exeter and east-north-east of Plymouth, on the north of Tor Bay, adjoining the neighbouring town of Paig ...
in
Victoria
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* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
. He attended
Christian College in
Geelong. He came from a
Geelong-supporting family, including his father and grandmother.
Adams is currently studying a Graduate Certificate of Business Administration at
Deakin University
Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia.
Its main campuses are in Melbourne's Burwood suburb, Geelong Waurn Ponds, ...
.
Charges and arrests
In April 2012, Adams was charged with assault after an altercation at a bar in
Geelong which happened in January. In January 2015, he was arrested and charged for being
drunk in public after a fight at a Geelong bar.
Statistics
''Updated to the end of the 2022 season''.
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015 , , , , 13
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2016
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2017
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2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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! colspan=3 , Career
! 183 !! 63 !! 49 !! 2422 !! 2104 !! 4526 !! 690 !! 893 !! 0.3 !! 0.3 !! 13.2 !! 11.5 !! 24.7 !! 3.8 !! 4.9 !! 51
Notes
Honours and achievements
Individual
*
Copeland Trophy
The E.W. Copeland Trophy is an Australian rules football award given by the Collingwood Football Club to the player adjudged best and fairest for Collingwood during the year.
The Copeland Shield, as it was formerly known, was donated by Ern Cope ...
: 2020
*
All-Australian team
The All-Australian team is an all-star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. It represents a complete team, including an interchange bench, of the best-performed players during the season, led b ...
:
2020
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References
External links
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1993 births
Living people
Greater Western Sydney Giants players
Collingwood Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Geelong
Geelong Falcons players
All-Australians (AFL)
Copeland Trophy winners