Debut : Round 6 2022a vs GWS Giants
Carlton Player No. 78
Games : 13
Goals : 1
Last Game : AFLW Round 11, 2024 vs Essendon
Guernsey No.: 34
Height : 180 cm (5' 11")
DOB : 22nd June, 1997
Taylor Ortlepp has signed with the Game Changers as a rookie signing ahead of season 7. Ortlepp has a background in basketball as a Point Guard having represented Australia in the U/16 Oceania Championships in 2013 and the U/17 World Championships in 2014 before signing with the Adelaide Lightning in 2015. The 24-year-old then headed to the United States to play for Boston College before returning home for a second season with the Lightning in 2020. She is currently competing in the NBA1 West competition for the Rockingham Flames. Ortlepp crossed paths with current Game Changers Jess Good and Kerryn Peterson while at the Lightning and now joins them again at the Blues.
At the end of the 2024 season, Carlton has made four further changes to its AFLW list, opting to delist Lulu Beatty, Jade Halfpenny, Gen Lawson-Tavan, and Taylor Ortlepp after its four-win season. A former basketballer, Ortlepp played 13 games over three seasons, including four in 2024.
Draft history: 2022 rookie signing.
Alternate Sport - Rockingham Flames Basketball