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Brian Taylor (born 10 April 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer and now AFL commentator on the Seven Network. He played with both Richmond and Collingwood during the 1980s. Taylor was only 16 when recruited from Mandurah, Western Australia, to the Richmond Football Club. The moustached Taylor, known as "BT" and "Bristle", began his VFL career with Richmond in 1980, and had the misfortune of being a full-forward at the same club as the legendary Michael Roach. It was for this reason that he was left out of the 1980 Grand Final team, and he eventually left the Tigers at the end of... MORE

Brian Taylor (born 10 April 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer and now AFL commentator on the Seven Network. He played with both Richmond and Collingwood during the 1980s. Taylor was only 16 when recruited from Mandurah, Western Australia, to the Richmond Football Club. The moustached Taylor, known as "BT" and "Bristle", began his VFL career with Richmond in 1980, and had the misfortune of being a full-forward at the same club as the legendary Michael Roach. It was for this reason that he was left out of the 1980 Grand Final team, and he eventually left the Tigers at the end of the 1984 season, having played 43 games and kicking 156 goals. His height was 191cms and his weight was 102 kg. In 1985, Taylor joined Collingwood and quickly became a favourite. He kicked 100 goals in 1986 to win the Coleman Medal, the highlight of his career. Due to repeated knee injuries, Taylor retired from playing in the AFL at the end of the 1990 season at only 28 years of age. He had played 97 games for the Magpies, kicking 371 goals. In 1991 Taylor became playing coach of Prahran in the VFA, taking the club to the finals. In 1992, after he had kicked 16 and 9 goals in the opening two LESS