Tayla Harris

Tayla Harris
Harris with Melbourne in 2022

Australian rules football career
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-16) 16 April 1997
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Original team(s) Zillmere (QAWFL)
Draft Marquee player, 2016: Brisbane
Debut Round 1, 2017, Brisbane vs. Melbourne, at Casey Fields
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward/ruck
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Number 8
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017 Brisbane 8 (4)
2018–2021 Carlton 29 (25)
2022 (S6)– Melbourne 32 (32)
Total 69 (61)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2017 Allies 1 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
2 Representative statistics correct as of 2017.
Career highlights

AFLW

State

  • QAWFL best and fairest: 2012
Source: AustralianFootball.com
Boxing career
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Boxing record
Total fights10
Wins8
Wins by KO3
Losses1
Draws1

Tayla Harris (born 16 April 1997) is a professional Australian sportsperson best known for her careers in Australian rules football with the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) and in professional boxing. She is a highly successful boxer, being an Australian National Boxing Federation female middleweight title holder. As a footballer, she plays as a key forward and previously played with Carlton and Brisbane. Harris is an AFLW premiership player, 4 time women's All-Australian, as well as former Carlton leading goalkicker and Melbourne leading goalkicker.