Chris Tarrant (footballer)
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | December 18, 1980, Mildura, Victoria |
| Recruited from | South Mildura/Bendigo U18 |
| Height/Weight | 193cm / 94kg |
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| Debut | Round 3, April 11, 1998, Collingwood vs. Western Bulldogs, at Optus Oval |
| Team(s) | Collingwood (1998-2006)
161 games, 299 goals Fremantle (2007-) 1 game, 2 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season | |
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Chris Tarrant (born December 18, 1980 in Mildura, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian rules football player with the Fremantle Football Club. He often plays in the full-forward position. Tarrant is noted for his spectacular high marking, athleticism and pace on a lead.
Tarrant was originally from South Mildura and moved to Bendigo in 1996 on an AFL scholarship. In his younger days he was a top basketballer, making the Victorian state Under-15s squad before deciding to concentrate on football.
Tarrant began his AFL career for the Collingwood Football Club in Round 3 of the 1998 Home-and-Away season, and did not get much ground time during the year. However, in the years to come, he would be Collingwood's main option to goal in a team recently bereft of major goalkickers.
Hampered by knee problems in 2005, Tarrant was unable to show his full range of skills. Despite this, Tarrant finished with 36 goals from 17 games played to lead the Collingwood club in goalkicking for a fifth straight season.
In November 2005, Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse stated that Tarrant has 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, 2nd place in the Collingwood Best and Fairest award (Copeland Trophy) in 2003, club leading goalkicker in 2001, 2002 (equal), 2003, 2004, 2005, and AFL Mark of the Year in 2003.
On October 13th, 2006, the final day of trade week and after being linked with several clubs - primarily the two Perth clubs West Coast and Fremantle, Tarrant was traded to the Fremantle Dockers in a deal that saw Paul Medhurst and Draft Selection #8 head to Collingwood. [1]
On being traded to the Dockers, Tarrant admitted he was rapt with the outcome, citing that Subiaco Oval, both Fremantle's and the West Coast Eagles home ground, would suit his style of play.
Chris Tarrant was also vote the 2006 'Hottest bod AFL Player' as voted by fans
AS for the 2007 AFL season Collingwood seems to have regrets about letting Chris go, already kicking many goals and being a key player in Dockers forward line up
[edit] External links
- Chris Tarrant (footballer) profile on CollingwoodFC.com.au
- Chris Tarrant (footballer) statistics from AFL Tables
