1. Travis Varcoe was born on 10 April 1988 and is a retired Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League for the Geelong Football Club from 2006 to 2014, and for the Collingwood Football Club from 2015 to 2020.
17 Facts About Travis Varcoe
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Travis Varcoe currently serves as an assistant coach for the Western Bulldogs.
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Travis Varcoe appeared as a contestant on the seventh season of I'm a Celebrity.
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Travis Varcoe was given the honour of wearing Geelong's number five guernsey, previously worn by club legends Gary Ablett and Polly Farmer.
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Travis Varcoe played as a forward pocket but could play as a midfielder if required, drawing comparisons to Melbourne speedster Aaron Davey, with his consistent forward line pressure and high-speed chases downs on the field.
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Travis Varcoe was often referred to as "The Magician", given his quick, at times invisible, handballs and tricky skills.
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Travis Varcoe played a key utility role for Geelong in 2009, which included a valuable contribution in the Grand Final, when Geelong defeated the St Kilda Football Club.
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Travis Varcoe played a critical role in delivering a handball to Paul Chapman late in the game which resulted in a brilliant Chapman goal, giving Geelong a six-point lead.
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However, on his return to the senior side, Travis Varcoe played well enough to finish ninth in Geelong's 2010 best and fairest count.
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Travis Varcoe kicked the first goal of the 2011 AFL Grand Final inside the first 10 seconds of the match.
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Travis Varcoe kicked the second goal of the match, but his goal at the eight-minute mark in the fourth quarter was possibly goal of the season.
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Travis Varcoe then ran forward with the play, gathering possessions and ultimately converting a goal from inside 50 metres moments later.
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Travis Varcoe picked up his second premiership medallion, after Geelong won by 38 points.
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Travis Varcoe reached 100 wins more quickly than any other player, achieving that feat in his 113th game.
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On 15 October 2014, Travis Varcoe was traded to the Collingwood Football Club in a three-way trade between Collingwood, Geelong and Melbourne, which saw Mitch Clark and Heritier Lumumba find new clubs.
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Travis Varcoe was considered one of the best recruits of the 2015 season.
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Travis Varcoe continued to play for Collingwood in the weeks after her death as a tribute to her.