Andrew Tarpey

Andrew Tarpey
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Tarpey
Date of birth25 July 1965
Original teamOakleigh District
Debut21 August 1988, Collingwood
v. West Coast, at Subiaco Oval
Height/Weight196 cm / 95 kg
Position(s)Forward
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1988–1991
1991–1992
1992–1993
1994–1995
1996		Collingwood
Sandringham (VFL)
Richmond
Sandringham (VFL)
Clayton (SFL)		9 (1)

0 (0)
33 (81)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1995 season.
Career highlights

Andrew Tarpey (born 25 July 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).

Tarpey joined Collingwood from Oakleigh District, where he played with his brother Howard.[1]

Tarpey didn't play many senior games for Collingwood and only scored one goal, but he did contribute at the reserves level, winning the Joseph Wren Memorial Trophy in 1989.

After leaving Collingwood, he joined Sandringham in the Victorian Football League (VFL), winning with them the 1992 premiership.[2] He had been drafted by the Richmond Football Club in the 1992 Mid-Season Draft, but opted to stay with Sandringham and did not play any senior games for Richmond.[3][4]

Tarpey joined Smithton as a captain coach in 1993.[5] After that he returned to Sandringham in 1994, winning another premiership with the club.[2] In 1995 he only played 3 games before succumbing to injury.[5]

In 1996, Tarpey played for Clayton in the Southern Football League (SFL).[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Andrew Tarpey - Oakleigh District Football Club". SportingPulse. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Zebras History 1981-2001". SportingPulse. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Richmond players who never played Senior Football". One-Eyed Richmond. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Bartlett, Rhett. "Non-senior Richmond players". Rhettrospective. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Who's who of players who have played football for the Sandringham Football Club, 1929-1996, Page T". FortuneCity. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

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Awards
Preceded by
Alan Richardson		 Joseph Wren Memorial Trophy
1989 		Succeeded by
Terry Keays