Tarryn Thomas

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Tarryn Thomas
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 21)
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, 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 career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– North Melbourne 39 (34)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 14 2021.
Career highlights
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 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]

Statistics[]

Statistics are correct to round 20, 2021[10]
Legend
 G  Goals  K  Kicks  D  Disposals  T  Tackles
 B  Behinds  H  Handballs  M  Marks
AFL playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
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 0
2020[a] 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 0
2021 North Melbourne 26 18 22 16 196 120 316 77 59 1.2 0.9 10.9 6.7 17.6 3.3 3.7
Career 44 41 33 334 269 603 132 146 0.9 0.8 7.6 6.1 13.7 3.0 3.3 0

Notes

  1. ^ 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[]

  1. ^ "National Inclusion Carnival a hit in Tasmania". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ "AFL Players' Indigenous Map 2020" (PDF). aflplayers.com.au. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. ^ Landsberger, Sam (20 November 2018). "The Tassie tough guy with a rugby league background". The Australian. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ "There's no doubting Thomas". aflplayers.com.au. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  5. ^ "How Rising Star nominee Tarryn Thomas went from Penrith Panthers academy to North Melbourne". Foxsports.com.au. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Bowen, Nick (23 November 2018). "Swings and roundabouts for Roos with bidding system". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Thomas to debut". NMFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  9. ^ Sutton, Ben (24 July 2021). "That's a wrap: Sev-Larkey special ends dismal Blues' finals hopes". AFL Media. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Tarryn Thomas". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

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