Tarryn Thomas

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).

Tarryn Thomas
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000
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 74 kg (163 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club North Melbourne
Number 26
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– North Melbourne 26 (19)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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 change in the twenty point loss to Brisbane Lions at Marvel Stadium in the second round of the 2019 season.[8]

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.


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