10 Facts About Tayla Thorn

Tayla Thorn was born on 31 May 1998 and is an Australian rules footballer who played for Adelaide and Gold Coast in the AFL Women's.

Tayla Thorn was raised in the small town of Humpty Doo, playing football with cousin Nakia Cockatoo and others.

Tayla Thorn was captain of the first Indigenous Northern Territory representative side, and won a "best and fairest" award at her home club, St Mary's.

In September 2016, Tayla Thorn was one of only two Northern Territory players selected in the women's all star exhibition match at the Whitten Oval, when she played for Melbourne.

Tayla Thorn was drafted by Adelaide with the club's twelfth pick in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.

Tayla Thorn had previously moved to Melbourne to study accounting, and returned to the Top End to join the Darwin group of Adelaide players.

Tayla Thorn was the youngest player in the Crows' inaugural AFLW team.

Tayla Thorn made her debut in the club's inaugural match, in round 1 of 2017 against Greater Western Sydney.

Tayla Thorn was omitted in round 5, but returned in round 6 to play against Melbourne in front of her home crowd at TIO Stadium in Darwin.

Tayla Thorn was featured in a documentary, League of Her Own, telecast nationally by the Seven Network.