\n Talor Byrne is now a Blue!\n <\/p>\n
\n By Cristian Filippo, Carlton Media\n <\/p>\n
Club\/Recruited from: GWV Rebels
Position: Small forward
Height: 174cm
DOB: 14 November 2007<\/p>\n
BYRNE-ING Blue.<\/p>\n
Talor Byrne is now a Carlton player, with the Blues selecting the youngster with pick No.45 in the 2025 Telstra AFL Draft.<\/p>\n
An exciting attacking prospect, the Blues have welcomed a player regarded for his tenacity and polish with his left foot.<\/p>\n
Putting himself on the map with a five-goal haul against Vic Metro in the national championships, Byrne couldn\u2019t have done much more in a 2025 campaign which also included taking out the GWV Rebels best and fairest.<\/p>\n
Named in the Coates Talent League Team of the Year, Byrne has game-breaking traits, with his craft around goals combined with a vertical leap that makes him a headache for opposition defences.<\/p>\n
That was on display at the draft combine, finishing in the top 10 in the running vertical jump, while his commitment to the defensive side of the game a key feature, as is his selflessness in the attacking half.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the perfect belated birthday present for Byrne, with the Koroit local celebrating his 18th birthday just last week.<\/p>\n
Arriving at IKON Park alongside fellow Vic Country product Harry Dean, Byrne brings some potential flair and firepower to the Blues\u2019 attacking mix, while also spending time in the midfield for the GWV Rebels.<\/p>\n
Carlton Head of List Management Nick Austin said Byrne\u2019s on-field prowess and skillset were great fits for the Club.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re really happy we\u2019ve been able to welcome Talor to the football club,\u201d Austin said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve made no secret that we\u2019ve been looking to complement our list this off-season with some forward craft, and Talor fits that bill. He\u2019s someone that we identified as a prospect with some really promising traits in the forward half, so we\u2019re delighted to bring him to Carlton.<\/p>\n
\u201cTalor is really committed to his football and doesn\u2019t know any other way than giving his absolute all. He\u2019s got some real spark in the forward half, he can play above his height and he\u2019s the kind of player that makes things happen in the forward half.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe game he played against Vic Metro in the championships was a really great indication of what Talor can do, and his consistency for the Rebels in the Coates Talent League is something we saw as really favourable.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe think Talor is going to be a great fit for our group and we\u2019re excited to see him in the Navy Blue.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Talor Byrne is now a Blue! By Cristian Filippo, Carlton Media Club\/Recruited from: GWV RebelsPosition: Small forwardHeight: 174cmDOB:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297097,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,83,41,39,42,40],"class_list":{"0":"post-297096","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-headlines","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-text","11":"tag-top-news","12":"tag-top-stories","13":"tag-topnews","14":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}