Tim Taranto

Tim 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 two-time club best and fairest, having won the Kevin Sheedy Medal in 2019 and the Jack Dyer Medal in 2023.

Tim Taranto
Taranto pre-match with Richmond in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Tim Taranto
Date of birth	(1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 27)
Original team(s)	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(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Richmond
Number	14
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–2022	Greater Western Sydney	114 (48)
2023–	Richmond	056 (39)
Total		170 (87)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 19, 2025.
Career highlights
Kevin Sheedy Medal: 2019 Jack Dyer Medal: 2023 Brett Kirk Medal: 2019 (game 1) AFL Rising Star nominee: 2017
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Taranto playing for Greater Western Sydney in 2018

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]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 16, 2025.^[10]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				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	430	290	720	120	165	0.4	0.5	16.5	11.2	27.7	4.6	6.3	9
2020	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	5.2	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	15	10	3	155	225	380	42	76	0.7	0.2	10.3	15.0	25.3	2.8	5.1
Career			167	83	81	2208	1880	4088	614	916	0.5	0.5	13.2	11.3	24.5	3.7	5.5	57

Honours and achievements

• Kevin Sheedy Medal: 2019
• Jack Dyer Medal: 2023
• Brett Kirk Medal: 2019 (game 1)
• AFL Rising Star nominee: 2017