18 Facts About Tayla Harris

Tayla Harris was born on 16 April 1997 and is a professional Australian sportsperson best known for her careers in Australian rules football with the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's and in professional boxing.

Tayla Harris is a highly successful boxer, being an Australian National Boxing Federation female middleweight title holder.

Tayla Harris was born and raised in Brisbane's northern suburbs and began playing competitive football for Aspley at age five.

Tayla Harris played in a mixed competition with young girls and boys until 2010.

Tayla Harris represented Queensland in the youth girls competition, and is a five time All-Australian.

Tayla Harris continued to play for the club through 2016.

Tayla Harris played as part of the Brisbane Lions' representative team in 2016.

Tayla Harris attended primary school at Prince of Peace Lutheran College and high school at Albany Creek State High School.

Tayla Harris was one of two marquee player signings announced by Brisbane in anticipation of the league's inaugural 2017 season.

Tayla Harris made her league debut in the club's inaugural match, in round 1,2017, against Melbourne at Casey Fields.

On 25 May 2017, Tayla Harris was traded to Carlton in a complex trade involving four teams, five players and a draft pick.

Tayla Harris played six matches with her new club in 2018 and kicked five goals, tying with Darcy Vescio to share the club's leading goalkicker award with them.

Tayla Harris claimed All-Australian selection that year, named on the interchange bench.

Tayla Harris was named in the All-Australian team in 2020 on the interchange bench.

Tayla Harris was involved in controversy in March 2021 after it was reported that she missed part of her training in order to create an instagram post promoting her new documentary.

Around May 2021, it was revealed that Tayla Harris was looking for the club to double her salary to a total of $150,000, which Carlton were reluctant to do.

On 27 February 2020, Tayla Harris was announced as an ambassador for Our Watch, a national organisation tasked with preventing violence against women and their children.

Tayla Harris was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2019.