George Taylforth

George Taylforth

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = George Taylforth
fullname = George Henry Taylforth


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placeofbirth = Liverpool
countryofbirth = England
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club1 = Canterbury-Bankstown
year1start = 1965
year1end = 1969
appearances1 = 86
tries1 = 8
goals1 = 192
fieldgoals1 = 1
points1 = 410
club2 = Cronulla-Sutherland
year2start = 1970
year2end = 1972
appearances2 = 35
tries2 = 5
goals2 = 122
fieldgoals2 = 0
points2 = 259
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yearAstart = 1967
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source = [http://203.166.101.37/NRL08/playercareer.asp?lplayer=7992 NRL Stats]

George Henry Taylforth (born 25 January 1941 in Liverpool, England) is a British-born Australian former professional rugby league player for Canterbury-Bankstown and Cronulla-Sutherland, notable for his long-range goal-kicking.

Playing career

Taylforth was graded to St. George in 1961 and played in three consecutive winning reserve-grade grand finals from 1962 to 1964 but he was unable to break in to the first-grade side. In 1965, Taylforth moved to Canterbury and he was team captain in 1966.

St. George's run of eleven straight premierships came to an end in 1967 when Canterbury defeated them by 12–11 in the preliminary final. Taylforth contributed three goals to the Canterbury score. In the 1967 Grand Final, Canterbury lost to South Sydney 12–10, with Taylforth scoring eight of the ten points from four goals. In the 1967 season, Taylforth scored 204 points and became the first Canterbury player to score more than 200 points in one season.

Taylforth signed with Cronulla-Sutherland in 1970 and spent three seasons with the club. In his first season with the club, Taylforth once again scored more than 200 points - 202 - a record that stood for thirty years until Mat Rogers scored 212 points in the 2000 season.

Police career

Joining the New South Wales Police Force in 1960, Taylforth (as Detective Chief Inspector) went on to command the Gaming Squad in 1987. Taylforth was a witness at the ICAC's investigation into the "Relationship Between Police and Criminals" between 1992 and 1994. [cite report|publisher="Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)"|title=Investigation into the relationship between police and criminals - First report |url=http://www.icac.nsw.gov.au/files/pdf/pub2_33i1.pdf |accessdate=2008-07-26|date=1994-01-07] The Gaming Squad was disbanded in 1993 as a result of the Commission's findings.

References

*cite book | author=Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson |title=The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players |year=2007
publisher="Gary Allen Pty Ltd" |location=Wetherill Park, New South Wales |isbn=9781877082931 |pages=page 540
*cite journal | author = Tony Adams | title = Legend Q&A | journal = Rugby League Week | issue =29 August 2007 |pages = pgs 22-23 | publisher = PBLMedia | location = Sydney, NSW | accessdate =2008-07-26

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/players.cfm?PlayerID=5154 "George Taylforth" at "NRL Stats"]


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