that playing alongside Matthew Pavlich, a similar styled player, would be difficult for opposition defences. He also looked forward to a chance to play in the same team as his former schoolmate Dean Solomon, who was also traded to Fremantle. Tarrant was given the number 17 guernsey to wear. He was initially used to work up on the ground and had racked up multiple possessions playing in that role. He has also played as a second string forward in a forward line that depended much on Pavlich. In 2009, coach Harvey moved Tarrant into defence following some poor form up forward. The move was successful, with Tarrant putting together a string of noteworthy defensive performances on opposition forwards as well as providing some penetrating rebound attack. Return to Collingwood On 11 October 2010, the final day of the trade period, Tarrant returned to Collingwood in a trade that saw him and pick 44 traded to Collingwood for picks 43 and 55. He was given the Number 2 guernsey and continued to play as a back and full-back as he had at Fremantle. Tarrant announced his retirement on 21 August 2012, effective from the end of the 2012 season. Statistics |- |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1998 |style="text-align:center;"| | 20 || 11 || 3 || 6 || 39 || 22 || 61 || 19 || 11 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 3.5 || 2.0 || 5.5 || 1.7 || 1.0 || 0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1999 |style="text-align:center;"| | 20 || 13 || 15 || 8 || 107 || 80 || 187 || 60 || 16 || 1.2 || 0.6 || 8.2 || 6.2 || 14.4 || 4.6 || 1.2 || 0 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2000 |style="text-align:center;"| | 20 || 19 || 28 || 13 || 172 || 82 || 254 || 121 || 20 || 1.5 || 0.7 || 9.1 || 4.3 || 13.4 || 6.4 || 1.1 || 0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2001 |style="text-align:center;"| | 20 || 22 || 53 || 29 || 214 || 44 || 258 || 139 || 24 || 2.4 || 1.3 || 9.7 || 2.0 || 11.7 || 6.3 || 1.1 || 6 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2002 |style="text-align:center;"| | 20 || 20 || 38 || 31 || 159 || 68 || 227 || 98 || 29 || 1.9 || 1.6 ||