In 2001 he was the recipient of the Pierre de Coubertin Award and in 2003 he was one of eight Australian students selected to attend the 4th International Youth Forum in Italy.

He was drafted as a mature-age player who spent three seasons and 49 games playing for East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).

Taylor made his debut for the Cats in the first round of the 2008 NAB Cup against Melbourne in a highly impressive display in defence.

He could play at either end of the ground as a key-position player, but he made his mark at centre half-back, although he showed his versatility by kicking three goals in his debut season.

[10][11] Harry Taylor played a superb role in the 2009 grand final, holding Nick Riewoldt to only a single goal.

Taylor also kept the ball alive in the final term on the boundary and took the match-saving mark deep in defence when Darren Milburn kicked out.

It was considered superb game from Taylor, with Tom Harley and Matthew Scarlett heaping praises upon the young defender.

It was clear that Geelong's defensive players were a close-knit unit with a brief sub-group "defenders" photograph taken on the field of the MCG with the 2011 Premiership Cup.

Additionally, he would, for the first and only time in his career, breach the 400-disposal mark for the year and get a career-best 91 rebounds, placing him sixth in the league for the 2013 AFL season.