DOB: 22 June 1993
From: Horsham Saints/North Ballarat Rebels, selection #36 2011 National Draft
Number: 43 (2012-2013 list)
Games: 0
Goals: 0
Midfielder who ranked third in the vertical leap test at the draft combine before being selected with the Demons first pick.
Start to his rookie season halted by stress fractures to the back, then after returning to play his first games with Casey Demons the fractures returned to the other side of the back. The injuries eventually finished his season before he could play a senior match. He managed just three games for Casey.
Taggert was named as an emergency and on extended benches towards the end of 2013 but could not break through for his first senior game and was delisted in the off-season. He played for SANFL side Sturt in 2014 and 2015, coached North Warrnambool in 2016 and 2017, then returned to Sturt in 2018. Played for Mypolonga in 2019, Narracoorte from 2020 to 2023, then at Mypolonga again in 2024 and 2025. During 2024 he also played for PINT in the Northern Territory.
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