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Chad Rintoul

West Coast, Adelaide and Collingwood

AFL career

76 games31 goals

Debut
R1 1997 v BRL30 Mar 1997
Most recent
R3 2002 v CAR12 Apr 2002

Stats

2002
COL
3
11.7
4.0
15.7
4.7
0.7
0.0
1.7
0.3
0.7
67
2001
COL
11
8.5
4.2
12.7
4.2
0.5
0.4
1.0
0.4
0.2
52
2000
WCE
15
9.1
5.6
14.7
3.6
0.7
0.9
1.1
0.3
0.2
53
1999
WCE
24
9.0
5.5
14.5
3.2
1.0
0.3
1.0
0.3
0.6
54
1998
ADE
12
8.3
3.8
12.0
3.1
0.5
0.9
1.0
0.7
0.4
48
1997
ADE
11
8.1
2.5
10.5
3.5
0.5
0.4
0.8
0.7
1.0
48
League
Season
CAR
MCG
R3
9
1
10
1
1
0
0
4
0.0
49
WCE
MCG
R2
14
7
21
8
1
0
0
0
0.1
82
RCH
MCG
R1
12
4
16
5
0
0
0
1
1.1
70

Profile

Born
31 July 1974 (age 52y 82d)
Height
180 cm
Weight
85 kg

Teams

Honours

  • Premiership1997

A tough, mature-age recruit from East Fremantle, Chad Rintoul wasted no time establishing himself at AFL level, tasting premiership success with Adelaide in his debut 1997 season. A strongly built midfielder and half-forward known for his ability to crash through packs, he played in the Crows' 1997 flag win in just his 11th game but suffered the heartbreak of being omitted from the 1998 Grand Final side after playing in the Preliminary Final. He was subsequently traded home to West Coast, where he produced a standout 36-disposal performance against his former club early in his tenure before falling out of favour and being delisted. Rintoul was thrown a lifeline by Mick Malthouse at Collingwood to add muscle to a developing list, but his career was ultimately cut short in 2002 due to persistent migraines and concussion issues.