GUN DEFENDER Harry Taylor is adamant that Geelong has the firepower to win its fourth premiership in seven years. 

Although the Cats demolished St Kilda by 101 points last weekend, their losses against the Brisbane Lions and Adelaide, in which they gave up big leads, have cast doubt over their credentials.

But when asked by AFL.com.au if Geelong can win the flag, Taylor replied: "I certainly think so."

The 27-year-old then added: "We've got a really balanced playing group at the moment. I think a lot of our guys are driven to be successful.

"Having that drive is probably the most important thing in a footballer. It gets you a long way, and hopefully it will get our team a long way in the finals."

Taylor, who hails from Western Australia, recently turned his back on a lucrative five-year contract offer from Fremantle and signed a new five-year deal to stay with Geelong until the end of the 2018 season.

"I want to be part of a successful team," he said. "Money and individual accolades don't really interest me at all."

Taylor has already enjoyed a remarkable run of success since being selected by Geelong with pick 17 in the 2007 NAB AFL Draft.

In his five-and-a-half seasons at Simonds Stadium, he has notched up 128 games and the Cats have won 102 of them, a winning percentage of almost 80.

And that's only the start of it. Taylor has also played in 13 finals, including three Grand Finals (2008, 2009 and 2011), and has two premiership medals in his keeping.

It seems impossible that the next five years of his career could yield even half as much success.

But Taylor is confident that the Cats can beat the system and stay up.

"There's no reason why this group can't continue to develop," he said.

"We're going to be even better next year with some of the players we've got developing at the moment.

"A lot of guys have played 40 to 50 games, and next year they'll push up to 60 or 70, so those guys are going to get even better.

"Hopefully some of our senior players can continue to strive to get better, which is what they've done for a long part of their careers.

"If everyone keeps working hard to improve their own games, then we can stay strong as a team."