Tarryn Thomas
Australian rules football player
Tarryn Thomas | ||
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Personal information | ||
Date of birth | ( 2000-03-25 ) 25 March 2000 (age 23) | |
Place of birth | Sydney , New South Wales | |
Original team(s) | North Launceston ( TSL ) | |
Draft | No. 8, 2018 national draft | |
Debut | Round 2, 2019 , North Melbourne vs. Brisbane Lions , at Marvel Stadium | |
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |
Position(s) | Midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | North Melbourne | |
Number | 26 | |
Playing career 1 | ||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) |
2019– | North Melbourne | 59 (49) |
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Playing statistics correct to the end of round 13, 2023.
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Sources: AFL Tables , AustralianFootball.com |
Tarryn Thomas (born 25 March 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
Thomas was born in Sydney , New South Wales [1] into a family of Indigenous Australian descent ( Kamilaroi and Lumaranatana). [2] He grew up playing rugby league and was identified as a junior prospect in the position of fullback , [3] which subsequently led to him joining the Penrith Panthers development academy. [4] At 12 years of age, Thomas relocated to Launceston, Tasmania , and began playing Australian rules football for the Prospect Hawks and eventually the North Launceston Bombers . [5]
He made history in 2016 when he was voted Tasmania's best under-16 and under-18 player at respective national championships in the same year. [6] Thomas was drafted by North Melbourne with their first selection and eighth overall in the 2018 national draft , after being part of North's Next Generation Academy (NGA). [7] He completed school at St Patrick's College, Launceston .
AFL career
Thomas made his debut as a late inclusion in North Melbourne's 21-point loss to the Brisbane Lions at Marvel Stadium in round 2, 2019. [8] Thomas had a career-best game in round 19 of the 2021 AFL season , where he kicked 4 goals and played a major part in the team's upset win over Carlton . [9]
Legal issues
In 2023, Thomas was charged with threatening to distribute an intimate image; he was later stood down by the club, although he has a court case on July 18, 2023, to contest the charge. [10] [11] The charge was Thomas's second over the 2022–23 AFL off-season, after he was previously caught driving while his licence was suspended. [12] Additionally, in a now-deleted Instagram video posted by Thomas, he appeared to have his feet up on a Mercedes dashboard while driving. [13]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2022 season . [14]
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
2019 | North Melbourne | 26 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 114 | 126 | 240 | 47 | 68 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 12.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
2020 [lower-alpha 1] | North Melbourne | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 8 | 19 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
2021 | North Melbourne | 26 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 233 | 149 | 382 | 96 | 73 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 10.9 | 6.7 | 17.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
2022 | North Melbourne | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 45 | 129 | 28 | 28 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 8.4 | 4.5 | 12.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Career | 57 | 45 | 36 | 455 | 343 | 798 | 179 | 187 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 6.0 | 14.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
Notes
- ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic .
References
- ↑ "National Inclusion Carnival a hit in Tasmania" . AFL.com.au . Telstra Media. 29 June 2018 . Retrieved 10 March 2020 .
- ↑ "AFL Players' Indigenous Map 2020" (PDF) . aflplayers.com.au. 2 June 2020 . Retrieved 18 June 2020 .
- ↑ Landsberger, Sam (20 November 2018). "The Tassie tough guy with a rugby league background" . The Australian . Retrieved 17 April 2020 .
- ↑ "There's no doubting Thomas" . aflplayers.com.au . 19 June 2019 . Retrieved 3 February 2020 .
- ↑ "How Rising Star nominee Tarryn Thomas went from Penrith Panthers academy to North Melbourne" . Foxsports.com.au . 11 June 2019 . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .
- ↑ Stubbs, Brett (5 July 2016). "Tarryn Thomas a natural AFL talent already being compared to the game's modern greats" . The Mercury . Retrieved 6 January 2019 .
- ↑ Bowen, Nick (23 November 2018). "Swings and roundabouts for Roos with bidding system" . AFL.com.au . Telstra Media . Retrieved 26 August 2019 .
- ↑ "Thomas to debut" . NMFC.com.au . Telstra Media. 31 March 2019 . Retrieved 27 August 2019 .
- ↑ Sutton, Ben (24 July 2021). "That's a wrap: Sev-Larkey special ends dismal Blues' finals hopes" . AFL Media . Retrieved 5 August 2021 .
- ↑ "North Melbourne's Tarryn Thomas charged by police" . ABC News . 18 January 2023 . Retrieved 24 January 2023 .
- ↑ "Exiled Roos star in hot water over deleted video" . wwos.nine.com.au . Retrieved 12 April 2023 .
- ↑ "North Melbourne's hypocrisy is impossible to miss" . www.sen.com.au . Retrieved 24 January 2023 .
- ↑ "Exiled Roos star in hot water over deleted video" . wwos.nine.com.au . Retrieved 12 April 2023 .
- ↑ "Tarryn Thomas" . AFL Tables . Retrieved 5 August 2021 .
External links
- Tarryn Thomas's profile on the official website of the North Melbourne Football Club
- Tarryn Thomas's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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