Talor Byrne

Talor Byrne (born 14 November 2007) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Junior career Byrne played junior Football for the Koroit Football Club in the Hampden Football League. He played school football for Emmanuel College.

Byrne played in the Talent League for the GWV Rebels. In his draft year, he averaged 19.1 disposals and 0.7 goals per game. He also played for Vic Country in the Under 18 Championships, where he averaged 10.3 disposals and 2 goals per game.

AFL career Byrne was selected with pick 45 of the 2025 AFL draft by Carlton. He was selected to make his debut in round 3 of the 2026 AFL season, kicking a goal in the first quarter.

In round 6 of the 2026 AFL season Byrne had a shot at goal after the final siren to draw the game for Carlton against Collingwood, but kicked a behind. In round 20 of the 2026 season, Byrne kicked 3 goals, had 12 score involvements and 17 disposals to earn himself a nomination for the 2026 AFL Rising Star award.

Statistics Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.

16 !! 15 !! 12 !! 92 !! 56 !! 148 !! 52 !! 41 !! 0.9 !! 0.8 !! 5.8 !! 3.5 !! 9.3 !! 3.3 !! 2.6 !! 0