Jimmy Toumpas

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Jimmy Toumpas
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Toumpas playing for Port Adelaide in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Dimitri Toumpas
Nickname(s) Jimmy
Date of birth (1994-01-02) 2 January 1994 (age 30)
Original team(s) Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL)
Draft No. 4, 2012 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2013, Melbourne  vs. Port Adelaide, at MCG
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
20132015 Melbourne 27 (6)
20162018 Port Adelaide 10 (1)
Total37 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dimitri "Jimmy" Toumpas (born 2 January 1994) is a former professional Australian rules footballer best known for his time at the Melbourne Football Club where he played 27 games from 2013 to 2015.

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He was drafted by Melbourne with the fourth selection in the 2012 AFL draft, after playing for Woodville-West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He made his SANFL senior debut late in the 2011 season and he played in Woodville West-Torrens' 2011 premiership side in only his fifth game. [1] He was the captain of the South Australian team at the 2012 AFL Under 18 Championships [2] and was named in the All-Australian team at the conclusion of the tournament. [3]

In October 2015, Toumpas was traded to Port Adelaide. [4]

In August 2018 he was delisted by Port Adelaide Football Club without having played an AFL game that season. [5]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season [6]
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2013 Melbourne 51403937516843350.00.26.65.412.03.12.5
2014 Melbourne 54213818562170.50.39.54.514.05.31.8
2015 Melbourne 5940597613527280.40.06.68.415.03.03.1
2016 Port Adelaide 18812646913322260.10.38.08.616.62.83.3
Career3576254238492113960.20.27.36.814.13.22.7

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References

  1. Homfray, Reece (10 November 2012). "Eagle Jimmy Toumpas primed to join AFL ranks". The Advertiser . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. Milbank, Zac (4 July 2012). "SA can still win U18s title: Toumpas". The Advertiser . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  3. Phelan, Jason (6 July 2012). "Top teams dominate Under-18s All Australian side". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. Bowen, Nick (19 October 2015). "Mega-trade: Howe, Seedsman, Toumpas and Kennedy all swap clubs". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  5. "End of an Irra: Ex-Dee among two Power cuts - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  6. "Jimmy Toumpas". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 September 2013.