Achievements: 1st Taj’s Small Fries U/14 ‘07, 2nd U/12 06, 1st U/12 Occy Grom Comp ’06, 1st Rip Curl Grom Search U/12 ‘06.

Margaret River ripper Creed McTaggart is one of the shining lights in the Australian junior surfing scene, so it’s only fitting that he was born on Australia Day. Learning to surf at five out at the Margaret Rivermouth under the guidance of his old man John he has since progressed to charging heavier local waves like North Point and Gas Bay. He even strays up north to get stuck into the desert lefts from time to time out at big Tombstones. Coming from the sou-west it’s only natural that his hero is Taj Burrow, and he completed a cool little circle by winning Taj’s Small Fries event at epic Honeycombs this year. He also loves watching Andy Irons surf and reckons that barrel riding and big punts is where it’s at in the water. He’s a bit of a gun skater back on dry land, and takes great pride out of the fact he beat Mitchell Parkinson at a game of SKATE this year. Keep your eye on the McTaggart name to ruffle some serious feathers in the future.