Coaching Career
Previously the Assistant-Coach at the Parramatta Eels, he was appointed as Coach in May 2006 for the remainder of the 2006 season after Brian Smith left the club following the announcement of his sacking for season 2007. It was already planned that from 2007 Taylor was to join the South Sydney Rabbitohs as an Assistant Coach. In August 2006 it was announced he would replace Shaun McRae as Head Coach of the struggling South Sydney club. In his first year at Souths he took them to a top eight finish qualifying them for the Finals. It was the first time since 1989 that Souths reached the finals.
On 17 September 2009 it was announced that Taylor had been sacked as coach by the club due to an altercation with second-rower David Fa'alogo during end-of-season celebrations. A visibly upset Taylor appeared on the NRL Footy Show later that evening and on a number of sport programs on Sydney radio in the following days to explain his conduct and subsequent dismay at his sacking.
Taylor is now the coach of the Sydney Roosters Toyota Cup team.
| Preceded by Brian Smith 1997-2006 |
Coach Parramatta Eels (caretaker) 2006 |
Succeeded by Michael Hagan 2007-2008 |
| Preceded by Shaun McRae 2005-2006 |
Coach South Sydney Rabbitohs 2007-2009 |
Succeeded by John Lang 2010–2011 |
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