Tim Taranto
Australian rules footballer (born 1998)
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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 three-time club best and fairest, having won the Kevin Sheedy Medal in 2019 and the Jack Dyer Medal in 2023 and 2025.
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Taranto pre-match with Richmond in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Timothy Taranto | ||
| Born | 28 January 1998 | ||
| Original team | 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 | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Richmond | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2022 | Greater Western Sydney | 114 (48) | |
| 2023– | Richmond | 60 (40) | |
| Total | 174 (88) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 1, 2026. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
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] In his first year at the club, Taranto received the Ian Stewart Medal for his best on ground performance with a game-high and equal career-high 38 disposals, game-high 18 contested possessions, game-high 10 tackles, four inside-50s, six clearances and the match-sealing goal against St Kilda during their round 14 clash.[10]
Statistics
Updated to the end of the 2025 season.[11]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | Greater Western Sydney | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 105 | 110 | 215 | 31 | 54 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 15.4 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | Greater Western Sydney | 14 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 271 | 208 | 479 | 83 | 140 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 11.8 | 9.0 | 20.8 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Greater Western Sydney | 14 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 431 | 290 | 721 | 121 | 164 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 16.6 | 11.2 | 27.7 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 9 |
| 2020[a] | Greater Western Sydney | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 132 | 80 | 212 | 30 | 45 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 12.0 | 7.3 | 19.3 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3 |
| 2021 | Greater Western Sydney | 14 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 372 | 265 | 637 | 118 | 127 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 15.5 | 11.0 | 26.5 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 15 |
| 2022 | Greater Western Sydney | 14 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 220 | 187 | 407 | 57 | 76 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 25.4 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 6 |
| 2023 | Richmond | 14 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 337 | 325 | 662 | 79 | 154 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 28.8 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 19 |
| 2024 | Richmond | 14 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 185 | 190 | 375 | 53 | 80 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 25.0 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 2025 | Richmond | 14 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 219 | 319 | 538 | 63 | 103 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 10.4 | 15.2 | 25.6 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 20 |
| Career | 173 | 88 | 83 | 2272 | 1974 | 4246 | 635 | 943 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 13.1 | 11.4 | 24.5 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 77 | ||
Notes
- The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours and achievements
- Kevin Sheedy Medal: 2019
- Jack Dyer Medal: 2023, 2025
- Brett Kirk Medal: 2019 (game 1)
- AFL Rising Star nominee: 2017
