161 games, 299 goals
Fremantle (2007-)
27 games, 44 goals
- 2nd Collingwood best and fairest 2003
- Collingwood leading goalkicker 2001, 2002 (equal), 2003, 2004, 2005
- All-Australian 2003
- AFL Mark of the Year 2003
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| Birth | 18 September 1980 , Mildura, Victoria |
| Recruited from | South Mildura/Bendigo U18 |
| Height and weight | 193cm / 94kg |
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| Debut | Round 3, 11 April 1998, Collingwood vs. Western Bulldogs, at Optus Oval |
| Team(s) | Collingwood (1998-2006)
161 games, 299 goals Fremantle (2007-) 27 games, 44 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of Round 9, 2008 season | |
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Chris Tarrant (born 18 September 1980 in Mildura, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian rules football player for 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 originally played for 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 concentrating on football.
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Tarrant began his AFL career for the Collingwood Football Club in round 3 of the 1998 season, and did not get much ground time during the year. In the 2001 season, Tarrant kicked 53 goals; his second-best goals tally.
His 2003 season was his best for Collingwood as he was an All-Australian forward, playing all 22 games plus three finals. He kicked 54 goals and topped Collingwood's goalkicking, 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 from 17 games 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 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 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.[1]
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.[2]
Tarrant has been mainly used to work up on the ground and has racked up multiple possessions. He has also played as a second string forward in a forward line that depended much on Pavlich and Jeff Farmer.
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.[3] Tarrant was not charged, but was fined $5000 by Collingwood for breaking the players code of conduct.[4]
In June 2007, Tarrant was accused of showing his buttocks 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 $5000 and suspended him for three matches, with two matches suspended until the end 2008.[5]
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| Preceded by Jonathan Brown |
AFL Mark of the Year 2003 |
Succeeded by Ashley Sampi |
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