Tim Taranto [merged]

[Tiger Khosh]

What a clutch checkside banana at the end too. Brought the house down!

[Diocletian]

Now 149 with a bullet....

[one-eyed]

Tim Taranto was immense in the final term when the game was on the line. Taranto had 13 disposals, six contested possessions, three tackles and the all important goal in the final quarter.


Taranto's full-game stats:

Ran 16.5km.

38 disposals (21k, 17h, 18c, 14u, 52.6% eff.)
1 mark
10 tackles (2 F50 tackles)
6 clearances (2 centre clearances)
4 inside 50s
411 metres gained
4 intercepts
4 score involvements
1 goal assist
1 goal
1 behind
88% time on ground.

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/4901

[one-eyed]

Taranto won the Ian Stewart medal  .

WATCH HERE: https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1670051986253946882

[one-eyed]

Cotchin waxed lyrical about midfield recruit Tim Taranto, who delivered another star performance including 38 disposals, 10 tackles and a goal.

"He's a superstar," he said.

"You forget how young he still is. But just an incredible person - willing to work on everything.

"To see him and the workrate that he puts into each game but also win contested possession, continue to show up, the way he trains, the way that he prepares is very much the top echelon of players that I've seen.

"He's getting his just desserts with regards to numbers but it's not like he's gifted them - he'd be leading our contested possessions and he's a real joy to work with."

Source: HeraldSun.

[one-eyed]

TARANTO PROVING MORE DOUBTERS WRONG WITH BROWNLOW SURGE

Has anyone won a Brownlow Medal while not being one of the 150 best players in the comp?

Richmond’s Tim Taranto just keeps building into a tremendous season, inspiring the Tigers to a third straight win on Saturday night.

And you could argue he’s now the AFL’s in-form player.

Taranto is averaging 35.2 disposals, 7.6 clearances, 6.4 tackles and 1.8 goals over his last five games, putting him in the top few Brownlow contenders according to oddsmakers.

Because he has played an extra game compared to Nick Daicos, he also leads the AFL in disposals overall, though just a standard game from the Magpies young gun would see him regain the lead.

Of course Taranto is much more of a contested player than Daicos; the Tigers midfielder has had around 30 more disposals than the next-ranked player of his type, GWS’ Tom Green.

While the actual damage of his disposals was questioned in the early stages of the season he has turned that around, hurting opponents where it counts including with one of the daggers in the final term on Saturday night against St Kilda.

“You reckon he’ll be up there, in the Brownlow Medal race?” champion forward Eddie Betts asked on Fox Footy post-game.

Brisbane great Jonathan Brown replied: “If they win games in the back end of the year, no doubt ... he’s certainly been very good. And very consistent, most consistent Tigers performer this season.”

Taranto was of course excellent at times at the Giants, most notably in 2019 when he won a best and fairest in just his third season - and in a Grand Final year, no less. He also polled 15 Brownlow votes in 2021.

But it’s safe to say this is the year Taranto has emerged into the public consciousness as a genuine A-grader - partially because of Kane Cornes’ commentary, and partially because of Richmond being a more popular club than GWS... but also because he’s just been that damn good.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-news-2023-round-14-talking-points-analysis-reaction-results-wrap-highlights-run-home-ladder-finals-chances-teams-losing-after-bye-week/news-story/8cff933c98310490c9d568c92dff9833

[one-eyed]

Tim Taranto's last 5 games:

38 disp, 10 tkls, 1 goal & 6 clr
35 disp, 7 tkls, 2 goals & 7 clr
36 disp, 5 tkls, 1 goal & 9 clr
34 disp ,7 tkls, 4 goals & 7 clr
33 disp ,3 tkls, 1 goal & 9 clr

Best mid in the comp currently.

https://twitter.com/BradKlibansky/status/1670046701825175556

Patrick Dangerfield (2017) was the last player to average at least 30 disposals and 2 goals over a four-week block. Tim Taranto did that in Rounds 10-13. He now ices the game with his 38th disposal and 1st goal of the game.

https://twitter.com/FantasyFreako/status/1670038943709155328

[one-eyed]

Taranto's winning goal in the wet is one of the three nominees for Goal of the Week.

https://www.afl.com.au/video/953641/afl-goal-of-the-year-round-14

Bolton is stiff not to be nominated.

[one-eyed]

Timmy now equal 3rd in the Coaches award  .

LEADERBOARD
76 - Zak Butters (PORT)
63 - Nick Daicos (COLL)
62 - Christian Petracca (MELB)
62 - Tim Taranto (RICH)

https://www.afl.com.au/news/953710/coaches-votes-r14-three-perfect-10s-tiger-makes-his-charge

[one-eyed]

Timmy's last 7 weeks (average per game):

33.3 disposals
11 goals
7 tackles
7.7 clearances
14.6 contested possessions
6 score involvements
3.4 inside 50s
2.4 intercepts
386.4 metres gained
14.7 AFL player rating points
121.4 ranking points
17/21 Brownlow predictor.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/953594/dynamic-duo-s-seven-week-brownlow-surge

[Tiger Khosh]

What a machine!

[Diocletian]

So no future as a talent scout or recruiter then....

[Damo]

So no future as a talent scout or recruiter then....

 

[one-eyed]

Taranto v league

Disposals 1st
Handballs 3rd
Kicks 7th
Midfield goals 1st
Clearances 4th
Tackles 4th

https://twitter.com/_tigertime/status/1671833338930417664

[Chuck17]

The only other person that can make himself look like a stuffwit fool more than Cornwit was WAT