Tarryn Thomas
Tarryn Thomas | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 25 March 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales | ||
Original team(s) | North Launceston (TSL)/Prospect Hawks(TAS) | ||
Draft | No. 8, 2018 national draft | ||
Debut | Round 2, 2019, North Melbourne vs. Brisbane Lions, at Marvel Stadium | ||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2019–2023 | North Melbourne | 69 (56) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Tarryn Thomas (born 25 March 2000) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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 received a 2019 AFL Rising Star nomination for his two-goal effort in round 12 against Gold Coast.[9] 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.[10]
At the start of 2024, Thomas was found to have engaged in inappropriate behaviour towards a woman, which followed a long list of off-field controversies and indiscretions.[11] He received an 18-game suspension from the AFL, which was subsequently followed by North Melbourne’s decision to sever ties with Thomas ahead of the 2024 AFL season.[12]
Legal issues
[edit]In 2023, Thomas was charged with threatening to distribute an intimate image; he was later stood down by the club; he was offered a diversion programme, and Thomas was ordered to pay $1,000 to charity.[13][14][15] The charge was Thomas's second over the 2022–23 AFL off-season after he was previously caught driving while his licence was suspended.[16] Additionally, in a now-deleted Instagram video posted by Thomas, he appeared to have his feet up on a Mercedes dashboard while driving.[17]
In May 2024, Essendon coach Brad Scott said in a televised press interview that Thomas was a "good person" and "deserved a second chance".[18] The comment was slammed by the public at large and by media personalities such as former AFL champion Jimmy Bartel, himself a staunch campaigner against domestic violence.[18][19][20]
Statistics
[edit]- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2022 season.[21]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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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[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 |
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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Black, Sarah. "Tarryn Thomas a Rising Star". nmfc.com.au. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Sutton, Ben (24 July 2021). "That's a wrap: Sev-Larkey special ends dismal Blues' finals hopes". AFL Media. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ https://www.watoday.com.au/sport/afl/afl-hits-tarryn-thomas-with-18-match-ban-for-inappropriate-behaviour-20240222-p5f6zy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
- ^ https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/north-melbournes-tarryn-thomas-set-for-huge-18game-afl-ban/news-story/07a09425d9599a7809ddcd6afd84d58c?amp
- ^ Pearson, Erin (18 July 2023). "Tarryn Thomas to donate $1000 to charity after threatening to share nude videos of ex-girlfriend". The Age. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "'Incredibly uncomfortable': Great's issue with ex-Roo's return as AFL must 'walk the walk' on violence". Fox Sports. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ McLachlan, Hamish (27 March 2016). "Jimmy Bartel speaks out about the domestic violence he experienced growing up". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Epstein, Jackie (4 October 2016). "Jimmy Bartel shaves his beard off after growing it for 200 days for the Face UP To DV campaign". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Tarryn Thomas". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Tarryn Thomas's profile on the official website of the North Melbourne Football Club
- Tarryn Thomas's playing statistics from AFL Tables