[citation needed] Taylor was signed by the New Zealand Warriors on a development contract, where he played for the Otahuhu Leopards club in Auckland Rugby League competitions and the Tamaki Titans in the Bartercard Cup.

[4] In August 2009, Taylor was to become the eighth player to make his first grade debut from the under-20 side when he was named to play against the Gold Coast Titans in Round 22, but had to withdraw from the game due to a hamstring injury.

[5] On 3 October 2010, Taylor captained the Warriors under-20s team in the 2010 Toyota Cup Grand Final against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, where he started at second-row and scored 2 tries in the 42–26 win.

[7] In Round 4, Taylor made his long-awaited NRL debut for the Warriors against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, playing off the interchange bench in the 26–18 win at Owen Delany Park in Taupō.

[15] On 7 March, Taylor announced that he signed a 4-year deal with the Penrith Panthers, starting from 2014, joining former Warriors' coach Ivan Cleary.

Penrith Manager Phil Gould said he had, "been specifically targeted by the club, not only for his elite footballing talent, but also based on his tremendous character and leadership qualities.

At the end of the year, he was selected in the New Zealand 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad, scoring his first international try in the 56–10 victory over Papua New Guinea at Headingley Stadium.

[26] In Round 20 against the Canberra Raiders, Taylor played his 100th career match and also scored a try in the Panthers 34–24 loss at Penrith Stadium.

[27] In Round 24 against the St George Illawarra Dragons, Taylor's season was ended due to a hand injury.

[31] Considered a potential captain for Panthers in 2016, Taylor was dropped to the NSW Cup team by new coach Anthony Griffin in favour of rookie James Fisher-Harris.

"[34] In Round 10, Taylor made his club debut for the Wests Tigers against Canterbury-Bankstown, starting at second-row in the 36–4 loss at ANZ Stadium.

"[36] In the next game against the Brisbane Broncos, Taylor scored his first try for the Wests Tigers in the 19–18 victory and was named the Man of the Match for the second week in a row.

[37] On 21 November, Taylor re-signed with the Wests Tigers on a one-year deal with a second year option in his favour, that would see him at the club until 2018.

"[40] After the departure of Aaron Woods, Taylor was named as one of 5 co-captains at Wests Tigers, alongside Benji Marshall, Chris Lawrence, Russell Packer and Josh Reynolds.

Taylor then signed a contract to leave Salford with the player joining RFL Championship side Featherstone ahead of the 2023 season.