Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor (born 26 July 1959) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s.

In a brilliant club career, two highlights include (1) in a club game during the 1981 season, Paul Taylor made an astonishing 52 tackles in a match, and (2) during the 1988 season he equaled a club record by scoring 4 tries in a match against Canberra Raiders.

Post playing Taylor later coached at the club level for Central Coast In 2022, it was revealed that at one point Taylor was homeless after his rugby league career ended. It was reported that Taylor survived on $1 hashbrowns from McDonalds and stolen tea bags. Taylor spoke of his predicament at the time saying “It was s*** what happened and I never expected it. You sit in the park nearly all day. I probably wore the same clothes for a whole week".