Andrew Tarpey Explained

Andrew Tarpey
Fullname:Andrew Tarpey
Birth Date:25 July 1965
Originalteam:Oakleigh District
Debutdate:21 August 1988
Debutstadium:Subiaco Oval
Height:196 cm
Weight:95 kg
Position:Forward
Years1:1988–1991
Games Goals1:9 (1)
Club2:Sandringham (VFL)
Years2:1991–1992
Years3:1992–1993
Games Goals3:0 (0)
Club4:Sandringham (VFL)
Years4:1994–1995
Games Goals4:33 (81)
Statsend:1995
Careerhighlights:
  • Joseph Wren Memorial Trophy 1989
  • Sandringham premiership player 1992, 1994

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 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andrew Tarpey - Oakleigh District Football Club. SportingPulse. 15 October 2013.
  2. Web site: Zebras History 1981-2001. SportingPulse. 15 October 2013. 2 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120402031932/http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?client=1-118-10447-0-0&sID=55908&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=4877929. live.
  3. Web site: Richmond players who never played Senior Football. One-Eyed Richmond. 15 October 2013. 25 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151125113524/http://oneeyed-richmond.com/forum/index.php?topic=10083.10;wap2. live.
  4. Web site: Non-senior Richmond players. Rhettrospective. Rhett. Bartlett. 15 October 2013. 26 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131126185928/http://rhettrospective.com/non-senior-richmond-players/. live.
  5. Web site: Who's who of players who have played football for the Sandringham Football Club, 1929-1996, Page T. FortuneCity. 15 October 2013. 16 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016212428/http://community.fortunecity.ws/skyscraper/seque/1733/PageT.html. live.