Robbie Tarrant (born 25 April 1989) is a professional

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL), having previously played for the

North Melbourne Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos, is a professional Australian rules football club. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Kangaroos also ...

. He is the younger brother of former and player,

Chris Tarrant Christopher John Tarrant, (born 10 October 1946) is an English broadcaster, television personality and former radio DJ. He presented the ITV (TV network), ITV children's television show ''Tiswas'' from 1974 to 1981, and the game show ''Who Wa ...

Early career

Tarrant was born in

Mildura, Victoria Mildura is a regional city in north-west Victoria, Australia. Located on the Victorian side of the Murray River, Mildura had a population of 34,565 in 2021. When nearby Wentworth, Irymple, Nichols Point and Merbein are included, the area had ...

and is the younger brother of former Collingwood defender

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and moved to Melbourne in 2005. After graduating from

Xavier College Xavier College is a Roman Catholic, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, founded in 1872 by the Society of Jesus, with its main campus located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Classes started in 1878. Th ...

in 2006, in 2007 he worked as a teller at

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as well as playing for the

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AFL career

Tarrant was drafted by the

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with their first selection and fifteenth overall in the 2007 national draft. He did not play any senior football in his first two years and he ultimately made his AFL debut in the thirty point loss against at the

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in round 15, 2010. Tarrant's 2016 season was rewarded with the Syd Barker Medal as the club

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. In September 2021, Tarrant declared his intention to exercise his options as a free agent, with media sources reporting that he was set to sign a two-year deal with . He was ultimately traded on 8 October.

Statistics

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

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2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarrant, Robbie Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) People from Mildura 1989 births Living people North Melbourne Football Club players People educated at Xavier College Bendigo Pioneers players Syd Barker Medal winners Australia international rules football team players