Past #25: Robbie Tarrant - traded to RFC for CCJ&picks - 2yr deal at RFC - 174 NM games/44 NM goals - retires 13/7/23 effective immediately

[Jeremy Jordan]

I never thought the day would come that I was worried taz was injured

No Tarrant, no North....

 

[ArjenTheGreat]

No Tarrant, no North....

I think he's our 2nd most important player.

Basically he and Goldy are irreplaceable.

 

[Firestarter]

No Tarrant, no North....

Bit of an insult to Goldstein ...

 

[theboyfrombalga]

Robbie is fine. He will be playing round 1. Not being risked this week after a minor mishap at training yesterday.

 

[Flawed Genius]

Crocker said it was a minor back niggle.

North Melbourne ‏@NMFCOfficial 1h1 hour ago
Crocker: Tarrant just a little back niggle. At a push he and Higgins could have played #NMFCMedia

 

[Flawed Genius]

The stats reflect how good he was. A genuinely monster game.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Has become a seriously good defender.

 

[shintemaster]

Extremely good game. Walker was dangerous yet unsighted bar those couple of goals. Robbie should have had at least 1 to his name (2 were gettable). He kicks 2 and it would be one of the best games by a defender at this club in years.

 

[Deddy]

All Australian this year is my prediction. Robbie is just going from strength to strength

 

[tazaa]

How solid is he..
Sometimes after the marks he takes in defence you sit and ponder how ****ed wed be without him

 

[Marksup]

How far as this guy come?

I've said it on here before but through complete ignorance of my own, I wrote him off in 2014 after the game against the Crows at AO.

He'd been so frustrating for so long.

Whoevers call it was to move him down back is a genius. Has fit in down there seamlessly and is now arguably the General back there. Just awesome to see him so comfortable and playing great footy. Fingers crossed he stays fit, cause he can make a name for himself in this league.

 

[remfan101]

All Australian chb in the next 2 years. Now all we need is nielson/durdin to come good and our defense will go from a liability to a strength.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Is there a more in form key defender in the comp??

Will be interesting to see how he goes on T.Lynch this week, if he beats him then I think he should start to come into AA calculations.

 

[the big lebowski]

Missed the first qtr so didn't realise he had hurt his leg/ankle.

Brave effort to play on.

Need to keep him fit and firing.

Could have a week off sometime in the next few weeks. Maybe the Carlton game.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

So important.

An absolute rock.

 

[scottywiper]

How good is it to see Taz playing like a jet down back.
He was almost flawless tonight, lost one marking contest all night.
I remember another North player saying Tarrant was the unluckiest player he'd ever seen after yet another long-term injury setback.
Glad the club never stuck a fork in him, because he is a star now!

 

[Shermanator]

Repaying the faith in spades

 

[COOL-A-ROO]

Indeed. He is now the backbone of our defence.

I used to wonder why the funk we persevered with him. Now I'm bloody so glad we did!

 

[Arden]

Is a dead set brute. The concrete hands have disappeared and most importantly, you can tell that he now feels like he is a good player.

Imagine if he bolted to Hawthorn instead of resigning…..

 

[tazaa]

Loved how he matched Bontempelli for pace and beat him in that one on one.

Oh and that mark. He is so ******* important

 

[Lavy_Panther]

Spooned.

 

[benbanjo]

I wana boof him.

 

[shinboner spiggs]

Stick a fork in him.

Proud to say I was apart of that thread and I was wrong. Changed, adapted and evolved his game into a full back who is carrying a large amount of work in a suspect backline.

Long may the great work continue, you are a seriously undervalued player taz.

 

[Passmore]

Is a dead set brute. The concrete hands have disappeared and most importantly, you can tell that he now feels like he is a good player.

Imagine if he bolted to Hawthorn instead of resigning…..

I'd rather not all the same....

 

[Pykie]

I think he's the best example to a lot on here that you need to give, no matter the player, enough time to prove himself.

I've said the same about EVW, don't write the guy off, let him play a couple of seasons, has a big chance of making it.