GWS GIANTS

Sam Taylor

Key Defender#15AFL

Key facts

Age: 27
Height: 198 cm
Number: #15
Born: 5 May 1999
Debut: 2018
Position: Key Defender
Drafted: 2017 pick 28 (national draft)
Recruited from: Upper Swan (WA), Guilford Grammar (WA), Swan Dists (WAFL)

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 AFLGWS GIANTS	12	134	73	61	62	0	0	23	2	9	59	77	0	1,503	15	24	85	22	11	8	26	19	69	0	606	99.8	–	1	0	2	108	31	28	78	81	0	136	58
2025 AFLGWS GIANTS	20	280	155	125	129	1	0	39	5	12	126	146	1	2,905	36	66	129	45	17	21	43	38	168	0	1,218	217.4	2	7	0	5	232	73	72	141	117	1	272	128
2024 AFLGWS GIANTS	18	218	105	113	85	0	0	34	1	5	115	99	0	1,817	32	43	111	38	17	13	24	41	154	0	910	180.8	2	5	0	1	174	66	60	157	101	0	214	86
2023 AFLGWS GIANTS	18	238	118	120	93	0	0	38	3	10	143	96	1	2,319	36	50	147	29	26	14	43	27	178	0	1,009	236.6	3	0	0	3	202	79	67	146	132	0	239	100
2022 AFLGWS GIANTS	22	335	190	145	132	0	0	59	7	12	176	153	2	3,421	38	76	189	44	31	12	34	51	208	1	1,487	270.4	1	0	0	7	272	108	70	205	179	0	329	152
2021 AFLGWS GIANTS	19	273	164	109	116	0	0	40	4	10	134	149	0	3,317	26	70	149	37	22	8	28	50	161	0	1,216	221.1	–	1	0	4	213	76	61	160	134	0	283	119
2020 AFLGWS GIANTS	4	32	10	22	11	0	1	10	1	0	20	12	0	243	4	8	24	7	5	4	3	2	18	1	141	32.2	–	0	–	1	29	11	5	37	22	1	32	9
2019 AFLGWS GIANTS	22	237	115	122	84	1	0	36	3	15	96	139	0	3,246	16	54	143	29	12	10	28	37	123	0	973	178.7	–	2	–	3	188	68	44	146	136	1	235	85
2018 AFLGWS GIANTS	8	71	32	39	16	0	0	24	2	1	35	35	0	948	2	12	51	7	7	6	10	8	36	1	307	52.4	–	0	–	2	57	26	5	59	49	0	70	24
Career9 seasons	143	1,818	962	856	728	2	1	303	28	74	904	906	4	19,719	205	403	1,028	258	148	96	239	273	1,115	3	7,867	1489.4	8	16	0	28	1,475	538	412	1,129	951	3	1,810	761

Game log, 2026 AFL

Game
Rd 24 @ Adelaide CrowsL 101-157 22 Aug	3	3	0	3	0	0	2	1	2	135	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	18	4.4	–	0	0	3	0	2	2	3	3	3
Rd 23 v West Coast EaglesW 111-57 16 Aug	12	6	6	7	4	0	0	4	8	19	2	0	12	1	1	0	5	1	5	68	8.8	–	0	0	11	1	3	9	11	12	6
Rd 22 v Gold Coast SUNSL 77-79 9 Aug	7	3	4	1	1	0	0	4	2	99	0	1	8	1	1	0	1	1	6	25	7.8	–	0	0	5	3	0	5	8	6	2
Rd 21 @ Port AdelaideW 75-63 1 Aug	10	6	4	4	4	0	3	6	3	131	2	0	10	1	1	0	1	1	7	55	11.5	–	1	0	9	3	3	10	9	9	6
Rd 20 v Sydney SwansL 88-139 25 July	11	4	7	5	1	0	0	3	8	14	1	3	7	2	2	1	5	0	4	44	6.4	–	0	0	11	0	2	5	7	11	4
Rd 19 @ EssendonL 64-67 19 July	14	10	4	7	3	0	0	5	8	108	1	2	8	3	0	2	4	4	7	65	9.2	–	0	0	10	4	4	10	8	13	7
Rd 18 v Geelong CatsW 86-73 11 July	21	14	7	9	3	1	1	8	13	323	1	6	5	5	1	1	4	3	11	93	8.9	–	0	1	15	4	5	10	4	21	9
Rd 17 v FremantleW 109-88 4 July	12	5	7	4	1	1	1	6	7	215	0	1	5	3	1	2	2	2	4	40	5.7	–	0	1	8	5	0	6	5	13	3
Rd 16 @ HawthornL 82-96 26 June	13	5	8	3	5	0	0	6	8	154	1	2	15	0	1	0	0	2	7	61	16.7	–	0	0	11	4	2	10	14	14	5
Rd 15 v CarltonL 65-88 20 June	10	2	8	4	1	0	0	7	4	117	2	1	8	4	0	1	0	2	7	35	11.4	–	0	0	8	5	2	3	8	11	1
Rd 14 @ St KildaL 88-96 14 June	10	6	4	6	0	0	2	7	5	128	3	4	1	2	2	1	1	2	7	43	5.4	–	0	0	7	2	4	4	1	12	4
Rd 12 @ MelbourneW 119-70 31 May	11	9	2	9	0	0	0	2	9	60	1	3	3	0	1	0	2	0	2	59	3.6	–	0	0	10	0	1	4	3	11	8

Splits, AFL

Split
AwayHome or away · won 38 of 75	75	12.5	6.5	6.0	5.1	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.2	0.6	6.2	6.4	0.0	132	1.4	2.8	6.9	1.7	1.0	0.6	1.6	1.8	7.7	0.0	54.8	10.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2	10.1	3.6	2.9	8.3	6.4	0.0	12.6	5.1
HomeHome or away · won 40 of 68	68	12.9	7.0	6.0	5.1	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.2	0.4	6.4	6.3	0.0	145	1.4	2.9	7.5	1.9	1.0	0.7	1.8	2.0	7.9	0.0	55.3	10.7	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	10.6	3.9	2.8	7.4	7.0	0.0	12.7	5.6
WinsResult	78	13.1	7.0	6.1	5.3	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.2	0.5	6.3	6.7	0.0	141	1.4	3.0	6.8	1.7	1.1	0.6	2.0	1.8	8.0	0.0	56.9	10.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	10.7	3.7	2.9	7.5	6.3	0.0	13.0	5.7
LossesResult	65	12.3	6.4	5.9	4.8	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.2	0.5	6.3	5.9	0.0	134	1.4	2.6	7.6	1.9	1.0	0.7	1.3	2.0	7.6	0.0	52.8	10.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2	9.8	3.8	2.9	8.4	7.0	0.0	12.2	4.9
Regular seasonStage · won 72 of 131	131	12.8	6.8	6.0	5.2	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.2	0.5	6.3	6.4	0.0	138	1.4	2.8	7.2	1.8	1.0	0.7	1.7	1.9	7.8	0.0	55.5	10.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	10.4	3.8	2.9	7.8	6.7	0.0	12.8	5.4
FinalsStage · won 6 of 12	12	11.6	6.3	5.3	4.3	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.2	0.5	6.1	5.3	0.0	134	1.3	2.8	7.0	2.2	0.9	0.8	1.8	2.1	7.6	0.0	49.4	10.6	–	0.3	0.0	0.2	9.1	3.7	2.9	8.8	6.3	0.0	11.3	4.6
Sydney SwansOpponent · won 4 of 12	12	12.8	6.6	6.2	5.1	0.0	0.0	1.9	0.3	0.3	7.3	5.3	0.0	108	1.6	3.3	7.6	2.0	1.3	0.9	2.2	1.4	8.5	0.0	53.6	11.0	–	0.2	0.0	0.3	10.2	4.1	2.8	8.1	6.7	0.0	12.6	4.9
HawthornOpponent · won 5 of 10	10	13.0	6.5	6.5	4.7	0.0	0.0	2.8	0.3	0.6	7.1	5.9	0.1	137	1.5	2.8	8.1	2.5	0.8	1.0	1.8	2.1	8.5	0.0	55.6	12.8	–	0.1	0.0	0.3	10.1	4.7	3.0	8.9	7.6	0.0	13.0	4.9
Western BulldogsOpponent · won 2 of 10	10	13.6	7.4	6.2	5.8	0.0	0.1	2.3	0.3	0.5	6.7	6.7	0.1	126	1.4	1.9	8.5	2.1	1.6	0.8	1.8	1.8	7.5	0.1	60.5	11.3	–	0.1	0.0	0.3	11.8	3.8	2.9	9.3	7.7	0.1	13.4	6.2
Brisbane LionsOpponent · won 4 of 9	9	12.3	5.6	6.8	4.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.1	0.4	6.1	5.7	0.0	126	1.2	2.6	4.8	2.1	1.1	0.8	1.7	2.1	8.2	0.0	49.0	9.4	–	0.2	0.0	0.1	9.9	3.8	2.9	8.2	4.6	0.0	11.8	4.6
EssendonOpponent · won 5 of 9	9	13.9	8.0	5.9	5.9	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.1	0.3	6.0	7.8	0.0	148	1.7	2.9	5.7	1.7	0.8	0.7	1.6	2.3	7.4	0.1	60.2	10.3	–	0.0	0.0	0.1	11.6	3.7	3.1	6.6	5.4	0.0	13.8	6.2
St KildaOpponent · won 6 of 9	9	11.1	5.7	5.4	4.1	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.2	0.6	5.2	6.1	0.0	126	1.2	2.3	6.6	2.0	0.9	0.4	1.2	1.9	5.7	0.0	46.4	7.1	–	0.1	0.0	0.2	8.3	2.8	1.9	6.3	6.0	0.0	11.3	4.0
Adelaide CrowsOpponent · won 5 of 8	8	13.1	7.8	5.4	5.5	0.0	0.0	2.3	0.3	0.8	6.8	6.6	0.0	168	1.3	3.5	7.6	1.5	1.3	0.8	1.3	2.1	8.4	0.0	58.5	8.9	–	0.4	0.0	0.3	10.8	4.3	2.9	8.4	7.4	0.0	13.4	6.5
CarltonOpponent · won 4 of 8	8	11.4	4.9	6.5	4.8	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.1	0.5	5.3	6.4	0.0	118	1.5	2.4	7.4	1.8	0.6	0.6	1.4	2.3	6.9	0.0	47.1	10.7	–	0.1	0.0	0.1	9.8	3.0	2.8	6.1	7.0	0.0	11.6	4.0
CollingwoodOpponent · won 6 of 8	8	13.9	8.3	5.6	5.5	0.1	0.0	2.6	0.1	0.6	7.6	6.3	0.0	141	1.8	3.3	7.3	1.8	1.5	0.5	1.6	1.9	9.1	0.0	63.8	12.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	11.8	4.1	3.1	8.9	6.5	0.1	13.9	7.0
FremantleOpponent · won 3 of 8	8	12.6	7.1	5.5	5.3	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.3	0.6	5.8	6.5	0.0	151	1.1	3.4	7.3	1.8	0.8	0.4	1.9	2.3	7.4	0.0	54.3	9.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.3	9.8	3.9	2.9	7.6	7.0	0.0	12.3	5.5
Geelong CatsOpponent · won 6 of 8	8	12.8	7.4	5.4	5.9	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.6	0.5	6.9	6.4	0.0	162	1.5	3.5	4.8	2.1	1.0	0.8	1.1	1.4	8.4	0.0	57.8	9.9	–	0.1	0.0	0.6	10.4	3.6	3.9	7.8	3.5	0.0	13.3	5.5
Gold Coast SUNSOpponent · won 6 of 8	8	12.4	7.1	5.3	4.8	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.1	0.5	5.9	7.0	0.0	173	1.8	3.5	8.8	1.1	1.3	0.4	2.0	2.0	7.1	0.0	52.3	10.7	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.1	10.3	2.9	2.6	7.4	8.4	0.0	12.9	5.8
Port AdelaideOpponent · won 4 of 8	8	12.6	5.9	6.8	5.1	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.6	6.8	5.6	0.0	143	1.9	2.8	6.3	1.1	1.3	0.4	1.3	2.0	9.0	0.0	52.6	12.0	–	0.3	0.0	0.0	10.5	3.8	4.0	5.4	5.9	0.0	12.4	5.3
RichmondOpponent · won 4 of 8	8	12.3	6.3	6.0	4.8	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.1	0.3	5.6	6.4	0.1	139	0.6	2.6	8.6	1.1	1.0	0.5	1.5	1.3	7.1	0.1	53.0	10.3	–	0.0	0.0	0.1	10.0	4.0	2.0	7.8	7.9	0.0	12.0	4.4
West Coast EaglesOpponent · won 5 of 8	8	12.5	6.3	6.3	5.5	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.3	5.6	6.6	0.0	88.8	1.9	1.6	6.6	1.8	0.5	0.8	2.1	1.9	7.4	0.0	58.0	8.9	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	10.3	3.3	2.9	10.1	6.1	0.0	12.3	5.1
MelbourneOpponent · won 5 of 7	7	13.7	7.6	6.1	4.4	0.1	0.0	2.9	0.1	0.4	6.0	7.4	0.0	192	0.6	3.4	9.6	2.4	0.7	0.7	1.9	2.6	8.1	0.0	59.1	10.8	–	0.1	0.0	0.1	9.7	4.4	2.3	10.3	8.9	0.1	13.4	5.4
North MelbourneOpponent · won 4 of 5	5	11.8	6.2	5.6	5.8	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.2	1.4	6.4	5.2	0.2	116	2.0	2.0	7.0	1.4	1.0	1.0	2.2	1.2	7.6	0.0	54.0	10.9	–	0.0	0.0	0.2	10.2	3.8	3.2	6.6	7.0	0.0	11.6	5.6
ENGIE StadiumGround · won 32 of 45	45	12.8	6.6	6.1	4.8	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.2	0.4	6.2	6.3	0.0	127	1.3	2.8	7.2	1.9	1.0	0.7	1.9	2.0	7.6	0.0	54.0	10.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2	10.4	3.8	2.5	7.7	6.6	0.0	12.5	5.2
Corroboree Group Oval ManukaGround · won 6 of 17	17	13.2	7.8	5.5	5.7	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.2	0.5	6.8	6.2	0.0	179	1.8	2.9	7.8	1.8	1.2	0.5	1.6	2.1	8.3	0.0	58.5	11.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2	10.9	3.6	3.4	7.2	7.2	0.0	13.0	6.5
Marvel StadiumGround · won 5 of 16	16	11.9	6.3	5.6	5.4	0.0	0.1	1.8	0.2	0.8	5.3	7.0	0.1	125	1.3	2.1	6.2	1.7	0.9	0.9	1.6	1.6	6.2	0.1	51.7	9.2	–	0.1	0.0	0.2	10.1	3.1	2.6	7.5	5.8	0.1	12.3	4.9
MCGGround · won 6 of 14	14	13.1	6.5	6.6	3.9	0.1	0.0	2.7	0.1	0.4	6.6	6.4	0.0	137	1.0	2.7	8.8	1.8	1.3	0.5	1.2	1.9	8.1	0.0	55.5	11.4	–	0.1	0.0	0.1	10.0	4.1	2.5	9.1	8.0	0.1	13.1	4.8
Adelaide OvalGround · won 7 of 12	12	12.3	6.8	5.4	5.4	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.2	0.6	6.0	6.3	0.0	142	1.5	3.0	6.9	1.3	1.2	0.6	1.4	1.8	7.8	0.0	55.0	9.5	–	0.3	0.0	0.2	10.2	3.3	3.4	7.3	6.6	0.0	12.3	5.8
Optus StadiumGround · won 1 of 7	7	10.1	4.7	5.4	4.4	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.1	0.6	5.4	4.3	0.0	106	1.6	1.3	5.0	1.1	0.3	0.6	0.7	1.6	6.7	0.0	45.4	7.4	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.1	8.0	3.4	2.9	9.0	4.6	0.0	9.7	3.7
SCGGround · won 2 of 6	6	13.7	6.7	7.0	4.5	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.3	0.5	8.7	5.0	0.0	127	1.7	3.7	6.3	2.3	1.3	0.5	1.7	1.8	9.8	0.0	56.0	11.5	–	0.2	0.0	0.3	10.2	5.3	2.8	9.3	5.7	0.0	13.7	4.0
GabbaGround · won 4 of 5	5	11.8	4.8	7.0	3.6	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.2	0.2	6.0	5.6	0.0	97.6	1.0	2.6	5.8	2.0	1.0	0.8	2.4	2.0	8.0	0.0	44.2	9.4	–	0.0	0.0	0.2	9.2	4.0	2.6	8.0	5.4	0.0	11.6	3.8
GMHBA StadiumGround · won 4 of 4	4	14.0	8.3	5.8	7.3	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.5	0.5	7.0	7.8	0.0	160	1.5	4.0	6.3	1.8	1.0	0.8	1.3	1.0	9.5	0.0	68.8	13.2	–	0.0	0.0	0.5	11.8	4.0	4.5	8.8	5.0	0.0	14.8	6.8
People First StadiumGround · won 3 of 4	4	14.8	8.8	6.0	7.3	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.0	0.5	5.8	9.3	0.0	179	2.0	3.3	4.8	1.5	0.8	0.5	1.5	3.0	7.5	0.0	64.3	9.8	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.3	3.3	3.5	3.8	4.5	0.0	15.0	6.8
Mars StadiumGround · won 1 of 3	3	15.7	8.3	7.3	5.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.3	8.7	7.0	0.0	210	1.3	4.0	13.0	2.3	1.7	0.7	2.7	2.7	12.0	0.0	66.3	15.8	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.0	5.7	4.3	10.7	12.7	0.0	15.7	7.0
UTAS StadiumGround · won 1 of 3	3	11.7	7.7	4.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.3	1.0	6.3	4.7	0.0	125	2.7	4.0	7.0	2.7	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	7.7	0.0	57.7	10.0	–	0.0	0.0	0.3	10.0	2.7	4.0	11.0	6.3	0.0	11.0	6.7
Norwood OvalGround · won 2 of 2	2	19.5	9.0	10.5	8.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	1.5	10.0	10.0	0.5	216	2.0	3.0	8.0	4.5	1.5	1.5	4.0	4.0	12.5	0.0	77.0	16.7	–	0.5	0.0	1.0	14.5	6.5	5.0	6.5	6.5	0.0	20.0	6.5
TIO Traeger ParkGround · won 2 of 2	2	12.0	6.5	5.5	5.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	5.5	7.0	0.0	141	1.0	4.5	11.0	2.5	0.5	1.0	2.0	1.0	7.0	0.0	59.0	12.6	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	4.0	1.0	11.5	10.5	0.0	12.5	5.0
Adelaide HillsGround · won 1 of 1	1	10.0	4.0	6.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	5.0	0.0	62.0	4.0	3.0	7.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	46.0	11.6	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	1.0	4.0	4.0	6.0	0.0	12.0	4.0
ANZ StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	9.0	6.0	3.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	5.0	0.0	60.0	1.0	1.0	9.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	40.0	6.4	–	0.0	0.0	1.0	8.0	3.0	1.0	6.0	9.0	0.0	9.0	6.0
Ninja StadiumGround · won 1 of 1	1	8.0	5.0	3.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	5.0	3.0	0.0	142	1.0	2.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	0.0	41.0	6.9	–	0.0	–	1.0	7.0	4.0	1.0	4.0	9.0	0.0	8.0	4.0

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