Taylah Levy

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Taylah Levy
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Victor Harbor, South Australia
Original team(s) South Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 7, 2022 draft
Debut Round 8, 2023, Adelaide  vs. AFL Women's clubs , at Springfield Central Stadium
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward/midfielder
Club information
Current club Greater Western Sydney
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2023–2024 Adelaide 16 (5)
2025– Greater Western Sydney 0 (0)
Total16 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Source: AustralianFootball

Taylah Levy (born 31 March 2001) is a professional Australian rules football player who currently plays for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Initially signed as a rookie ahead of the 2023 season, Levy played for Adelaide until 2024. [1] [2]

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Early life

Levy played basketball, football and netball in her youth. Playing as a midfielder in junior football, she won an under-16 premiership with South Adelaide, competing in her age bracket in the South Australian National Football League. [3] She was offered a scholarship to play basketball for the CSU Vikings in Cleveland, Ohio in 2019. [1] Levy returned to Australia and continued playing football for South Adelaide, as well as basketball for the Eastern Mavericks and the Central District Lions in the NBL1 Central. [4]

AFL Women's career

Levy was signed by the Adelaide Crows prior to the 2023 season as a rookie. [3] She didn't make her debut until round 8 of that year, [4] when she collected 12 disposals in only 46% game time in a 3-point loss to Brisbane. [5] In a 2024 match against Collingwood, Levy kicked a career-best three goals, two of which came in the space of four minutes. [6]

At the conclusion of the 2024 season, Levy was traded to Greater Western Sydney in a trade involving four clubs. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Taylor Levy | AFL". afc.com.au. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 "AFLW: Crows farewell Allen and Levy". afc.com.au. 10 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 "AFLW: Crows sign young midfielder". afc.com.au. 15 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 Irwin, Madeline (27 September 2024). "Midfielder Taylah Levy is loving life as a Crow". central.rookie.me. Rookie Me Central.
  5. ↑ "AFLW Match Center | Round 8". afl.com.au. 21 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Black, Sarah (20 October 2024). "AFLW Match Report: Crows fly over Magpies". afc.com.au. AFL Media.
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