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Senior 39. Talor Byrne
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BluStreak
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I am getting the same vibe.
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Agree. Reckon he'll Byrne past a few players with his speed.He looks pretty quick, dare I say Talor’s Swift..…
From the Rookie Central profileHe looks pretty quick, dare I say Talor’s Swift..…
"His power was evident with strong results at the combine, which compliments his on-field feats." even though he wasn't top 10 in any test
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watch his vertical marking closely
Beyond Blue
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Chandler from Melbourne is who he reminds of which is good for us
Looks like he’s got some footy smarts and is a quick thinker which you can’t easily measure with a combine test, but is probably just as important if not more than a top ten result.
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Just the kind of character we need at CFC.
Bring it with spades Taylor!
See ya Mundy!
Bring it with spades Taylor!
See ya Mundy!
Linear
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Talor looks great in the replays.Good mark, nice kick, aggressive, very excited about what him and Ison might bring. Out with the slackers and poor disposalists and in with the new 
- Jul 13, 2018
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I get the impression Talor will give it everything and won't die wondering
The Blue Weirdo
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He reminds me of Durden before shoulder injuries.
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Was top 10 in vertical leap at the combine.
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The below is from a poster on another board who watches Talor play all the time -
Not one of the small forwards comes even close to Talor Byrne on the pressure gauge, stylistically he's much much more Kossie Pickett than Nick Watson and aerially like Kossie he's extremely good overhead and just like Kossie as junior has played a lot of midfield with their hard edge and fearless attack on the footy and opposition. No reason in time he can't be effective on ball in squirts either.
Ideally he played more forward for the Rebels but unfortunately the Rebels midfield stocks in 2025 were very ordinary with Fraser Molan and Wilbur Shea both hard triers but not AFL prospects. Compare that with Dovaston's Eastern Ranges midfield of Oliver Greeves, Sullivan Robey etc. Talor showed what's he capable of forward with his 5 goal game against Vic Metro at the Nationals, the best individual small forward return from any small forward at the Nationals
Will Dovaston, Byrne, L.Pickett, L. Kickett or any other small forwards in this draft be as good as Kossie Pickett or Nick Watson? Who knows? I certainly don't but I've seen Talor Byrne up close on numerous occasions and he's a ripper prospect IMO. Personally I think his type of pressure and desperation is a big need in our forward line.
And by the way I don't give a flying fig about where others have players on their boards, I remember being mocked for rating Joel Freijah and Kai Lohmann very high all year too, how's that looking now?
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If Taylor Byrne had been in a stronger CTL team and not forced to play mostly midfield all season for the Rebels he'd be rated a lot higher. He has all the attributes to be an excellent AFL small pressure forward, quick, agile, powerful, high octane pressure, booming left boot and for his size extremely good overhead. No small forward had a better game at the Nationals than his 5 goal bag for Vic Country against Dovaston's Vic Metro.
Tested very well in all tests at the Combine.
Not one of the small forwards comes even close to Talor Byrne on the pressure gauge, stylistically he's much much more Kossie Pickett than Nick Watson and aerially like Kossie he's extremely good overhead and just like Kossie as junior has played a lot of midfield with their hard edge and fearless attack on the footy and opposition. No reason in time he can't be effective on ball in squirts either.
Ideally he played more forward for the Rebels but unfortunately the Rebels midfield stocks in 2025 were very ordinary with Fraser Molan and Wilbur Shea both hard triers but not AFL prospects. Compare that with Dovaston's Eastern Ranges midfield of Oliver Greeves, Sullivan Robey etc. Talor showed what's he capable of forward with his 5 goal game against Vic Metro at the Nationals, the best individual small forward return from any small forward at the Nationals
Will Dovaston, Byrne, L.Pickett, L. Kickett or any other small forwards in this draft be as good as Kossie Pickett or Nick Watson? Who knows? I certainly don't but I've seen Talor Byrne up close on numerous occasions and he's a ripper prospect IMO. Personally I think his type of pressure and desperation is a big need in our forward line.
And by the way I don't give a flying fig about where others have players on their boards, I remember being mocked for rating Joel Freijah and Kai Lohmann very high all year too, how's that looking now?
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If Taylor Byrne had been in a stronger CTL team and not forced to play mostly midfield all season for the Rebels he'd be rated a lot higher. He has all the attributes to be an excellent AFL small pressure forward, quick, agile, powerful, high octane pressure, booming left boot and for his size extremely good overhead. No small forward had a better game at the Nationals than his 5 goal bag for Vic Country against Dovaston's Vic Metro.
Tested very well in all tests at the Combine.
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Does anyone know his 20m time (and other results) from the combine? I can't find this info anywhere, just that he has a great running vertical leap.
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Can’t wait to see this kid play. Very excited by the positive feedback on him!
Highlights suggested some sort of marking skills for a short guy.
We’ve suffered for a while with our small not being any realistic marking threat, so it’d be good if he can translate that to the big league in time.
We’ve suffered for a while with our small not being any realistic marking threat, so it’d be good if he can translate that to the big league in time.
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Have you read Durdin's profile?
I will keep expectations tempered, hopefully this kid can live up to his potential, no doubt has talent.
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Jabba73
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Reckon we have a spot Talor made for him in the forward line, rotate through the middle.
Haven't had a really good one of them for a while.
Haven't had a really good one of them for a while.
I know highlights packages show case the best of the player but his highlights vid is very impressive, especially for where he has been picked in the draft. The attributes he displays are exactly what we want from a small forward. Defensive intent, agility, skill, aggression, zip and as a bonus some marking ability. I look forward to seeing him develop with us. He could prove to be a very canny acquisition. Go well Talor.
