Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Harry Thomas Taylor
- Born
- Tuesday, 10th May, 1921
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known Family Links
- Brother-in-law
- Graham Jones
- Father-in-law
- Harold Jones
Biography
Rated by his captain, Frank Hyde, as one of the best locks of the 1940s, Harry Taylor was the centre of a 'no-show' controversy prior to Norths' 1943 grand final match against Newtown. Taylor was secretly in transit to New Guinea to fight in the war but rumours swept the ground that he would go AWOL to play the match - that he had even been picked up outside the SCG by military police. This was not true - Taylor set the record straight in an interview with Sydney journalist Mike Coleman in 1990. A hastily reshuffled Norths side was thrashed in the grand final, 34-7, and while Taylor tried a brief comeback in 1946, injuries suffered during the war ended his career.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 25 | 6 | 3 | - | 24 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 52.00% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| City Cup | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 26 | 7 | 3 | - | 27 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 57.69% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Fighting Services II | 1942 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Army Firsts | 1943 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1942-1943 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1942 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1943 | 16 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 56.25% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1946 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| North Sydney | 1942-43, 1946 | 25 | 6 | 3 | - | 24 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 52.00% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Tony McCarron, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin
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