Tayla Harris Signs With Melbourne Club

Carlton has signed Brisbane's AFLW star Tayla Harris. 

The complex trade made on Thursday sees Harris arrive at Carlton along with the Western Bulldogs’ pick 12 in the 2018 AFLW National Draft.

To secure Harris, the Blues traded three of their inaugural players - Bella Ayre and Nat Exon to Brisbane and Bianca Jakobsson to Melbourne.

"It’s a real endorsement for our club to have a player of the calibre of Tayla wanting to be a part of our journey," Carlton AFLW coach Damien Keeping said in a statement. 

"She was the leading contested marker in the competition this season and we will look to capitalise on that strength all over the ground."

Initially recruited to Brisbane as the Lions’ first marquee player in 2016, Harris lived up to expectation across the inaugural women’s season. 

The 20-year-old finished the year with an average of seven disposals as well as a total of 23 marks and four goals.