Chris Tarrant | |||
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![]() Tarrant playing for Collingwood in 2006 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Chris Tarrant | ||
Nickname(s) | Taz, Tazza | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Mildura, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup) | ||
Draft | No. 8, 1997 National Draft, Collingwood | ||
Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1998–2006 | Collingwood | 161 (299) | |
2007–2010 | Fremantle | 72 (60) | |
2011–2012 | Collingwood | 35 (8) | |
Total | 268 (367) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2012. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Chris Tarrant (born 18 September 1980) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He announced at the end of the 2010 AFL season that he would return to Melbourne for personal reasons and would not extend his contract with Fremantle for the 2011 season. [1] He returned to the Collingwood Football Club via a trade. He made his name as a key forward, but upon his move to Fremantle in 2007, Tarrant found a new position in the backline. Tarrant was noted for his spectacular high marking, athleticism and pace on a lead.
Born in Derrimut, Victoria, Tarrant originally played for South Mildura in the Sunraysia Football League and moved to Bendigo in 1996 on an AFL scholarship.
In his younger days he was a top basketballer, making the Victorian State under-15 squad before concentrating on football.
His younger brother Robbie Tarrant played for the Richmond Football Club.
Tarrant debuted in the AFL in 1998, playing 11 games for the year, half of the possible 22 games for Collingwood, who placed 14th out of 16th on the ladder for the year.
Despite an increase of just two more games for the 1999 season over the prior season, Tarrant more than tripled his disposal count (187) and kicked 5 times more goals (15) for the season. [2]
By the 2000 season, Tarrant's ascendency was clearly evident, playing 19 games and notching up 254 disposals and 28 goals for the season. [3]
In what Tarrant himself claimed as his breakout year, [4] he kicked 53 goals for the year to claim his first Collingwood Leading Goalkicker Award. [3] His contender for the 2001 Mark of the Year was all but assured until Essendon's Gary Moorcroft took what many consider to be the best mark of all time. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Tarrant's 2002 season was the first season he played where Collingwood had more wins than losses (12–8).
His 2003 season was objectively his best for Collingwood, as he was an All-Australian forward, playing all 22 games plus three finals. He kicked a career-best 54 goals and topped Collingwood's goalkicking for the third successive time and won the 2003 Mark of the Year for his high-flying mark against Geelong.
Despite being hampered by knee problems in 2005, Tarrant kicked 36 goals in 17 games to be Collingwood's lead goalkicker for a fifth straight season.
In November 2005, Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse stated that Tarrant had gained strength in his legs after a successful recovery from post-season knee surgery. A big 2006 season was predicted from the enigmatic Tarrant, however this did not eventuate.
Honours bestowed upon Tarrant during his AFL career include All-Australian selection in 2003, Second place in the Collingwood Best & Fairest award (Copeland Trophy) in 2003, Club Leading Goalkicker in 2001, 2002 (equal), 2003, 2004, 2005, and Mark Of The Year in 2003.
On 13 October 2006, the final day of trade week and after being linked with several clubs – primarily the two Western Australian clubs West Coast and Fremantle, Tarrant was traded to the Fremantle Football Club in a deal that saw Paul Medhurst and Draft Selection #8 head to Collingwood. [9]
On being traded to the Dockers, Tarrant said that Subiaco Oval, both Fremantle and the West Coast Eagles' home ground, would suit his style of play. He also thought that playing alongside Matthew Pavlich, a similar styled player, would be difficult for opposition defences. He also looked forward to a chance to play in the same team as his former schoolmate Dean Solomon, who was also traded to Fremantle. [10]
Tarrant was given the number 17 guernsey to wear. He was initially used to work up on the ground and had racked up multiple possessions playing in that role. He has also played as a second string forward in a forward line that depended much on Pavlich.
In 2009, coach Harvey moved Tarrant into defence following some poor form up forward. The move was successful, with Tarrant putting together a string of noteworthy defensive performances on opposition forwards as well as providing some penetrating rebound attack.
On 11 October 2010, the final day of the trade period, Tarrant returned to Collingwood in a trade that saw him and pick 44 traded to Collingwood for picks 43 and 55. He was given the Number 2 guernsey and continued to play as a back and full-back as he had at Fremantle.
Tarrant announced his retirement on 21 August 2012, effective from the end of the 2012 season. [11] [12]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
1998 | Collingwood | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 61 | 19 | 11 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0 |
1999 | Collingwood | 20 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 107 | 80 | 187 | 60 | 16 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 14.4 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0 |
2000 | Collingwood | 20 | 19 | 28 | 13 | 172 | 82 | 254 | 121 | 20 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 9.1 | 4.3 | 13.4 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 0 |
2001 | Collingwood | 20 | 22 | 53 | 29 | 214 | 44 | 258 | 139 | 24 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 9.7 | 2.0 | 11.7 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 6 |
2002 | Collingwood | 20 | 20 | 38 | 31 | 159 | 68 | 227 | 98 | 29 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 8.0 | 3.4 | 11.4 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 4 |
2003 | Collingwood | 20 | 25 | 54 | 44 | 301 | 74 | 375 | 219 | 38 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 12 |
2004 | Collingwood | 20 | 14 | 36 | 30 | 144 | 37 | 181 | 109 | 17 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 10.3 | 2.6 | 12.9 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 3 |
2005 | Collingwood | 20 | 17 | 36 | 27 | 133 | 49 | 182 | 93 | 28 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 7.8 | 2.9 | 10.7 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 1 |
2006 | Collingwood | 20 | 20 | 36 | 31 | 195 | 84 | 279 | 151 | 39 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 9.8 | 4.2 | 14.0 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 2 |
2007 | Fremantle | 17 | 21 | 33 | 27 | 203 | 88 | 291 | 134 | 34 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 9.7 | 4.2 | 13.9 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 0 |
2008 | Fremantle | 20 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 146 | 68 | 214 | 97 | 33 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 9.1 | 4.3 | 13.4 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 0 |
2009 | Fremantle | 20 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 142 | 137 | 279 | 87 | 44 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 12.7 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0 |
2010 | Fremantle | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 62 | 139 | 39 | 31 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 10.7 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 0 |
2011 | Collingwood | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 103 | 120 | 223 | 71 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1 |
2012 | Collingwood | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 80 | 40 | 120 | 54 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0 |
Career | 268 | 367 | 269 | 2215 | 1055 | 3270 | 1491 | 414 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 12.2 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 29 |
Since his retirement, Tarrant has become a "fly-in" footballer, signing to play games with clubs around Australia to boost popularity for the clubs. Tarrant signed on to play one game for the North Launceston Bombers in 2013, kicking seven goals against eventual premiers South Launceston. [14]
Tarrant also made one appearance for the Glenorchy Football Club in 2013 in the TSL. [15]
Tarrant returned to the Bombers in 2014, signing a minimum five game contract, with the option of continuing for finals. He appeared in the qualifying final, kicking five goals to help the Bombers advance to the second semi. During the second semi final, he was reported for striking a Clarence player, but received a reprimand due to his good record. [16] With the Bombers causing an upset, Tarrant lined up in the Tasmanian State League Grand Final.
In August 2006, Tarrant and Collingwood teammate Ben Johnson were involved in a fight at a Port Melbourne nightclub. Johnson was charged with recklessly causing injury and unlawful assault and accepted responsibility for the incident. [17] Tarrant was not charged, but was fined $5,000 by Collingwood for breaking the players code of conduct. [18]
In June 2007, Tarrant was accused of showing his backside to a female patron of a Darwin nightclub and punching the Federal ALP candidate for Division of Solomon, Damian Hale, after he confronted Tarrant about his behaviour. After the Fremantle Football Club took the unusual step of referring the matter to the AFL to investigate, they fined Tarrant $5,000 and suspended him for three matches, with two matches suspended until the end of 2008. [19]
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