Tim Taranto

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Tim Taranto
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Taranto pre-match with Richmond in 2025
Personal information
Full name Timothy Taranto
Date of birth (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 27)
Original team(s) Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 2, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Greater Western Sydney  vs. Adelaide, at Adelaide Oval
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Richmond
Number 14
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017–2022 Greater Western Sydney 114 (48)
2023– Richmond 59 (40)
Total173 (88)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2025 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Timothy Taranto (born 28 January 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants from 2017 to 2022. Taranto is a two-time club best and fairest, having won the Kevin Sheedy Medal in 2019 and the Jack Dyer Medal in 2023.

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Early life

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Taranto playing for Greater Western Sydney in 2018

Taranto was born in Melbourne to an Australian mother and an American father from Texas, and grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Parkdale. [1] His parents separated when he was two and his father returned to the United States, and he was regularly looked after by his maternal grandparents, Paul and Dianne. Taranto attended St Kevin's College in Toorak from the age of ten [2] and played junior football for the Mordialloc-Braeside Junior Football Club. [3] He played TAC Cup football for the Sandringham Dragons and grew up supporting the Melbourne Football Club. [4]

AFL career

Greater Western Sydney (2017–2022)

Taranto was drafted by Greater Western Sydney with their first selection and second overall in the 2016 national draft. [5] He made his debut in the 56-point loss against Adelaide in the opening round of the 2017 season at Adelaide Oval. [6] Taranto was nominated for the 2017 AFL Rising Star after gathering 21 disposals, laid five tackles and had six score involvements in the Giants' three-point win over Collingwood at Spotless Stadium in round 8, 2017. [7]

Richmond (2023–present)

Taranto was traded to Richmond on a seven-year deal at the end of the 2022 AFL season. [8] [9]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 16, 2025. [10]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2017 Greater Western Sydney 14147410511021531540.50.37.57.915.42.23.90
2018 Greater Western Sydney 1423614271208479831400.30.611.89.020.83.66.10
2019 Greater Western Sydney 142611134302907201201650.40.516.511.227.74.66.39
2020 Greater Western Sydney 1411431328021230450.40.312.07.319.32.74.13
2021 Greater Western Sydney 142413133722656371181270.50.515.511.026.54.95.215
2022 Greater Western Sydney 14167722018740757760.40.413.811.725.43.64.86
2023 Richmond 14231914337325662791540.80.614.714.128.83.46.719
2024 Richmond 141561018519037553800.40.712.312.725.03.55.35
2025 Richmond 1421155219319538631030.70.210.415.225.63.04.9
Career17388832272197442466359430.50.513.111.424.53.75.557

Honours and achievements

References

  1. ↑ "Tim Taranto didn't know that GWS traded up to get him. Now we all know why they did". Fox Sports. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Emma Quayle. "Tim Taranto could be bigger than Texas in this year's draft". The Age, 22 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "20 things about Tim Taranto". richmondfc.com.au. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Giant Taranto embraces debut in MCG cauldron". AAP. AFL.com.au. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Cordy, Neil (26 November 2016). "GWS and Sydney add more top end players to its already talented lists at 2016 AFL draft". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) . Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Curley, Adam (21 March 2017). "Tim's time to shine: Giants confirm debut for No.2 pick". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  7. ↑ McGowan, Marc (15 May 2017). "Rising Star Taranto earns stripes after Giant fright". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  8. ↑ @AFL_House (3 October 2022). "Trade paperwork lodged" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ "Taranto becomes a Tiger". Richmond FC. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Tim Taranto". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
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