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Full name | Edward Taplin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ted Taplin was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played in the NSWRFL premiership for North Sydney as a fullback.
Taplin began his first grade career in 1912 and was a member of the North Sydney side which won their maiden premiership in 1921.
Taplin played on in 1922 but only made 4 appearances and was not included in the 1922 grand final winning side. Taplin also played representative football for New South Wales on 3 occasions and represented Tamworth and Orange in country rugby league.[2]