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Key Facts

Full name
Chad Rintoul

Known as
Chad Rintoul

Born
31 July 1974 (age 49)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 22y 242d
Last game: 27y 255d

Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 86 kg

Senior clubs
East Fremantle; Adelaide; Woodville West Torrens; West Coast; Collingwood

Jumper numbers
Adelaide: 42
West Coast: 42
Collingwood: 38, 21

Recruited from
Adelaide (1999); West Coast (2001)

Chad Rintoul

ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
East FremantleWR1995-1996, 200039431.10
AdelaideAFL1997-199823160.7057%8.173.133.300
Woodville West TorrensSANFL1997-199819140.74
West CoastAFL1999-200039100.2649%9.035.563.360
CollingwoodAFL2001-20021450.3636%9.214.144.293
WR1995-1996, 200039431.10
SANFL1997-199819140.74
AFL1997-200276310.4149%8.804.573.513
Total1995-2002134880.66

AFL: 10,760th player to appear, 3,172nd most games played, 2,919th most goals kickedAdelaide: 80th player to appear, 160th most games played, 125th most goals kickedWest Coast: 118th player to appear, 125th most games played, 147th most goals kickedCollingwood: 1,018th player to appear, 655th most games played, 589th most goals kicked

Chad Rintoul was a small, tank-like midfielder and forward who loved to smash his way through packs. After playing 36 games and kicking 41 goals with East Fremantle in 1995-6 he was drafted by Adelaide. The highlight of his time with the Crows was participation in their 1997 grand final win over St Kilda. A year later, however, after 23 AFL games and 16 goals he was deemed surplus to requirements, and ended up back in his home state with West Coast. (He also played 19 games and scored 14 goals for Woodville-West Torrens during his time in South Australia.) His two season stint with the West Australian Eagles saw him play 39 games and boot 10 goals, but after a solid start his form waned and he was dropped back to East Freo and ultimately de-listed. Collingwood, coached by Rintoul’s former West Coast mentor Mick Malthouse, decided to take a punt on him, but he struggled with injury and then developed migraines, a consequence of his having suffered concussion on several occasions. In 2002 therefore, after 14 games and five goals with the Magpies, he was compelled to retire as a player.

During his time with West Coast Rintoul played a final three games with East Fremantle, during which he registered two goals. Back in 1996 he had made his only interstate appearance for Western Australia in a loss to South Australia at Subiaco Oval.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.