Tom Sparrow

Thomas Sparrow (born 31 May 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Growing up in the Adelaide Hills, Sparrow attended Scott Creek Primary and began his footballing career at Bridgewater Football Club. He was drafted by Melbourne with their first selection and twenty-seventh overall in the 2018 national draft He made his debut in the twenty-six point loss to Port Adelaide at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the opening round of the 2019 season as a late inclusion replacing injured teammate Jordan Lewis.[1]

Tom Sparrow
Personal information
Full name Thomas Sparrow
Date of birth (2000-05-31) 31 May 2000
Original team(s) South Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 27, 2018 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2019, Melbourne
vs. Port Adelaide, at MCG
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Number 32
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Melbourne 7 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season [2]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2019 Melbourne 3221017522280.51.08.52.511.01.04.0
2020[lower-alpha 1] Melbourne 325212630569130.40.25.26.011.21.82.6
Career 7 3 3 43 35 78 11 21 0.4 0.4 6.1 5.0 11.1 1.6 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. Harrington, Anna (23 March 2019). "Melbourne draftee Tom Sparrow debuts against Port Adelaide after Jordan Lewis suffers a hamstring injury". Fox Sports Australia. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. "Tom Sparrow". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
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