Taylor was a successful junior footballer in the Footscray District League with Albion and won three 'best and fairest' awards.
[1] He appeared for Footscray at Under-19 level and broke into the seniors in the 1983 VFL season when he played a game against Geelong.
The following season he was involved in an on-field incident with Danny Frawley for which the former Woodville player was suspended for three weeks for striking and another report of eye gouging was thrown out.
Upon leaving Brisbane, Taylor returned to the SANFL and signed up with Woodville-West Torrens.
For his contributions up forward during their early years, Taylor was named as the centre-half-forward in the Woodville-West Torrens 'Team of the Decade'.