Brendan Tranter
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Brendan Tranter is a former Australian rules football
er who played with Collingwood
in the Victorian/Australian Football League
(VFL/AFL).
Tranter came to Collingwood from Maryborough
, after being picked with the 55th selection of the 1987 VFL Draft
. He made his way into the Collingwood seniors for the first time late in the 1989 VFL season
and in just his fifth league game found himself playing in an elimination final. The following year Collingwood broke a 32 year premiership drought but Tranter was called up just one, in round eight. He didn't play an AFL game in 1991 and appeared just twice in 1992.
For the remainder of the decade he was a leading player in the Bendigo Football League
, with Maryborough. He participated in their 1998 and 1999 premiership teams, winning two Nalder Medals after being voted best on ground in both grand finals.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in the Victorian/Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL/AFL).
Tranter came to Collingwood from Maryborough
Maryborough Football Club
The Maryborough Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Bendigo Football League.They are based in the town of Maryborough, Victoria.-History:...
, after being picked with the 55th selection of the 1987 VFL Draft
1987 VFL Draft
The 1987 VFL Draft was the second draft to provide recruitment opportunities to clubs participating in Australian rules football's elite Victorian Football League. Held after the end of the 1987 season, it consisted only of the National Draft itself....
. He made his way into the Collingwood seniors for the first time late in the 1989 VFL season
1989 VFL season
-Notable events:* In Round 13, horrendous conditions at Windy Hill saw Essendon and Footscray play the lowest scoring game since the 1927 Grand Final, with the teams combining for only 6.15 ....
and in just his fifth league game found himself playing in an elimination final. The following year Collingwood broke a 32 year premiership drought but Tranter was called up just one, in round eight. He didn't play an AFL game in 1991 and appeared just twice in 1992.
For the remainder of the decade he was a leading player in the Bendigo Football League
Bendigo Football League
The Bendigo Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Bendigo region of Victoria, Australia.Formed in 1880, it is one of the oldest football leagues in Australia, and among its members are some of the oldest football clubs in Australia, including the Castlemaine...
, with Maryborough. He participated in their 1998 and 1999 premiership teams, winning two Nalder Medals after being voted best on ground in both grand finals.