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Playing career

The moustachioued Taylor, known as "Barge", "Bristle" or "BT", began his VFL career with Richmond in 1980, and had the misfortune of being a full-forward at the same club as the legendary Michael Roach. It was for this reason that he was left out of the 1980 Grand Final team, and he eventually left the Tigers at the end of the 1984 season, having played 43 games and kicking 156 goals. VFL can refer to: Victorian Football League, an Australian rules football league formerly known as the Victorian Football Association prior to 1996. ... Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... Michael Roach (born October 5, 1958) is a former Australian rules football player. ... A Grand Final is the culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams to decide the premier team. ...

Taylor after the 1985 season joined Collingwood and quickly became a favourite. He kicked 100 goals in 1986 to win the Coleman Medal, which remained his career highlight. Taylor retired at the end of the 1990 season at only 28 years of age, due to constant knee injuries. He had played 97 games for the Magpies, kicking 371 goals. Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Coleman Medal is awarded yearly to the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in regular-season matches in that year. ...

Post-playing career

Soon after retiring, Taylor coached Prahran in the VFA, but it was in 1997 when he joined the AFL commentary lineup on Triple M (who had recently acquired the broadcast rights), that he made a name for himself behind the microphone. As well as commentating for Triple M with the team of Sam Newman, James Brayshaw and Jason Dunstall, he commentated on the Nine Network's Sunday AFL coverage, and also uses his extensive knowledge of the game as a forward coach for many players in the AFL. Prahran (pronounced prah-RAN) is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... For other uses, see VFL (disambiguation). ... The Australian Football League (AFL), formerly known as the Victorian Football League, and sometimes known as the VFL/AFL, is the elite Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ... Triple M is a network of radio stations owned by the Austereo Radio Network. ... Triple M is a network of radio stations owned by the Austereo Radio Network. ... John Noel William Sam Newman (born December 22, 1945 in Geelong, Victoria) is a retired Australian rules football player for the Geelong Cats and is now a local celebrity, television personality and part-time specialist ruck coach. ... James Brayshaw - JB James Antony Brayshaw (born May 11, 1967 in Subiaco, Western Australia) is a former state cricketer and now Australian television and radio personality. ... Jason Dunstall (born in Brisbane, Queensland on August 14, 1964), is a former Australian rules football player for the Hawthorn Football Club of the AFL. He was widely regarded as one of the greatest full-forwards and the greatest Queensland born player of all time. ... The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney. ...