George Taylforth

George Taylforth
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Henry Taylforth
Born (1941-01-25) 25 January 1941
Liverpool, England
Playing information
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1965–69 Canterbury-Bankstown 86 8 192 1 410
1970–72 Cronulla-Sutherland 35 5 122 0 259
Total 121 13 314 1 669
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1967 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
Source: NRL Stats

George Henry Taylforth (born 25 January 1941) is a British-born Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played for Canterbury-Bankstown and Cronulla-Sutherland, notable for his long-range goal-kicking. He attended Sydney Boys High School playing alongside 1991 World Cup Winning Australia rugby union coach Bob Dwyer and premiership winning St. George Dragons rugby-league halfback George Evans (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965). He was also coached by former NSW rugby league representative Frank O'Rourke (rugby league) at school.