Taylor Hunt (born 5 November 1990) is a former professional

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played for the

Geelong Football Club The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition, and are the 2022 ...

and

Richmond Football Club The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football team playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). Between its inception in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1885 and 1907, the club competed in the Victo ...

in the

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AFL career

Geelong (2009–2014)

Hunt was selected by Geelong with the 49th pick in the 2008 AFL Draft, having previously been playing with the

Sandringham Dragons The Sandringham Dragons are an Australian rules football club playing in the NAB League, the top statewide under-18 competition in Victoria, Australia. They are based at the Trevor Barker Oval in Sandringham, Victoria, representing the southern ...

in the

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. He was named as an emergency on two occasions in 2009, but failed to make his debut that season. Hunt made his AFL debut in round 11, 2010 against the

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. He also kicked a goal that was nominated for goal of the week against in that match. Hunt went on to play six more games at senior level in 2010. In 2011 he played 13 matches at AFL level, before appearing in 21 and 15 the following two seasons. He fell out of favour by 2014 however and managed just seven matches at the top level. Hunt was de-listed by Geelong at the end of that season, having played 63 matches in his six years at the club.

Richmond (2015–2017)

In November 2014, Hunt signed a one-year deal with as a de-listed free agent with Richmond. He played in a career high 23 matches in 2015, while setting career bests for disposals and marks and receiving his only four career Brownlow Medal votes. Hunt played a further 17 matches in 2016 but only two in 2017. Hunt was de-listed by Richmond at the conclusion of the 2017 season, having played 42 matches over three years at the club.

Statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Taylor Geelong Football Club players Richmond Football Club players Living people 1990 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Sandringham Dragons players