Kids, family at front of Taylor's NRL call

Ash Taylor admits he knew it was time to close the curtains on his NRL career when he couldn't stand up to play with his children. Taylor announced his retirement on Tuesday having managed just one game for the Warriors in 2022, against his former club Gold Coast, and after experiencing pain like no other when just trying to play with his kids at a park. "I knew my time in the game was coming to a standstill after playing my recent match and going to the park the next day and couldn't stand up to play with my children," he told reporters. "This all happened so quickly. But I can't thank the Warriors enough as a club for the way they have handled my situation." "I was on a modified program over the pre-season but then once I sort of started getting closer towards the season, it sort of started affecting me more," he said. "I was taking more anti inflammatories to keep up with the with the elite level training and playing." "It's time for me and my family to get settled back home in Toowoomba and me and my partner will both get prepared to be back in the workforce," he said. "But any programs that they have coming up I want to be a part of, I want to be a part of the community and I want to be a trusted source for the community to come to if they need to seek help with that anything."