Taylor on track to reach his best
After three solid performances, Harry Taylor looks to be heading back to last year's All-Australian form
This year Harry Taylor has struggled to reach last year’s All-Australian form, however, his past three performances have suggested he’s back on track.
It was not until Taylor hit his 150th against the Western Bulldogs that his game began to sharpen.
With less than 13 touches averaged per game, Taylor hit back with 23 touches against the Dogs and the Dees which then led into a career best performance of 30 disposals last Saturday night against the Giants.
“I’m feeling like I’m getting some fitness and finding a bit more of the footy,” Taylor told News Limited.
“I’ve got to keep working hard. I said a couple of weeks ago that I was disappointed with my output early on in the season, but I feel like I’m helping the side out a little bit more now.”
Although the Cats sit on 13 wins to four loses and key players are starting to hit their straps, Taylor concedes the Cats have a few more things to tick off before they can deliver their best footy.
“We are winning these games, which is important, and we’re getting the four points in the bank,” Taylor said.
“But still, we’d like to be playing a bit better. There’s plenty to work on and we just need to keep working hard.”
This year the Cats have been plagued with narrow wins and on several occasions, like on Saturday night when Corey Enright saved the day with an intercepting mark, the Cats have left it up to one player to finish the job.
“We’ve had to rely on that a bit this year, which is disappointing. We’d like to control the game a little bit more than we have, not just in this game, but in many this season,” he said.
“There’s certainly a lot to work on.”
The current climate of the competition does not allow for any mistakes, as shown by the string of upsets over the weekend, including St Kilda’s smashing over Fremantle and Port Powers near loss to Melbourne.
“It just goes to show that you need to be at your best every single week,” he said.
“The equalisation strategies that the AFL are trying to introduce are taking effect and when you go to the footy, as a supporter, you ideally want to go and not know what the result is going to be.
“From that point of view, it’s a positive but as I said before, you just need to keep getting the four points at this stage of the year.”