Taekata made his first grade debut for North Sydney in round 21 of the 1989 NSWRL season against
Newcastle. Taekata played off the interchange bench in the clubs 14-1 loss at
North Sydney Oval. In the 1992 NSWRL season, Taekata played four games for Western Suburbs. In 1993, Taekata played
Group 9 Rugby League with the Turvey Park Lions with the side winning a premiership in that season. Taekata then went on to captain-coach the Coffs Harbour Comets in the late 1990s. ==References==