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

Andrew Tarpey
Personal information
Full name Andrew Tarpey
Date of birth (1965-07-25) 25 July 1965 (age 59)
Original team(s) Oakleigh District
Debut 21 August 1988, Collingwood vs. West Coast, at Subiaco Oval
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1988–1991 Collingwood 9 (1)
1991–1992 Sandringham (VFL)
1992–1993 Richmond 0 (0)
1994–1995 Sandringham (VFL) 33 (81)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995.
Career highlights
  • Joseph Wren Memorial Trophy 1989
  • Sandringham premiership player 1992, 1994
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Tarpey joined Collingwood in mid-1988 from Oakleigh District, where he played with his brother Howard, after recovering from ACL Reconstruction back in 1986[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, at the end of 1991, 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

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  1. ^ "Andrew Tarpey - Oakleigh District Football Club". SportingPulse. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Zebras History 1981-2001". SportingPulse. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Richmond players who never played Senior Football". One-Eyed Richmond. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  4. ^ Bartlett, Rhett. "Non-senior Richmond players". Rhettrospective. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "Who's who of players who have played football for the Sandringham Football Club, 1929-1996, Page T". FortuneCity. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
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