Josh Thomas (Australian footballer)

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Josh Thomas
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Thomas playing for Collingwood in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Josh Thomas
Date of birth (1991-10-01) 1 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Queensland
Original team(s) Redland (QAFL)
Draft No. 75, 2009 National Draft, Collingwood
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2010–2015; Collingwood 123 (101)
2016–2021  
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season.
Career highlights
  • Harry Collier Trophy: 2013
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Josh Thomas (born 1 October 1991) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Contents

Thomas, a Queensland Under 18 representative in the 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships, was drafted by Collingwood with the 75th selection in the 2009 AFL Draft. [1]

In 2009, Thomas played 11 games for Gold Coast in the TAC Cup. Thomas was offered a contract by Gold Coast, but chose to enter the 2009 AFL draft, stating that he wanted to join an AFL environment as soon as possible, rather than wait for Gold Coast to join the AFL in 2011. [2]

Thomas, along with teammate Lachlan Keeffe, tested positive to the banned substance clenbuterol in drug tests taken in February 2015. Both players accepted provisional suspensions in March 2015. On 10 August 2015 Thomas accepted his two-year ban from the tribunal and that day was delisted by Collingwood but was told he'd be re-drafted as a rookie for the 2017 season if still available in the draft. [3] He was banned from AFL competition until 9 February 2017. [4] Thomas worked as an Uber driver in Queensland whilst he was serving his ban. [5]

On 27 November 2015, Thomas and his teammate Lachlan Keeffe were re-drafted to Collingwood through the rookie draft. [6]

Thomas played in the 2018 AFL Grand Final with Collingwood, losing to the West Coast Eagles by 5 points.

On 14 October 2021, Thomas retired from football. [7]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season [8]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2010 Collingwood 240——————————————
2011 Collingwood 240——————————————
2012 Collingwood 240——————————————
2013 Collingwood 241911819816636365620.60.410.48.719.13.43.3
2014 Collingwood 24138312410022433510.60.29.57.717.22.53.9
2017 Collingwood 24965697914829250.70.67.78.816.43.22.8
2018 Collingwood 2426381322320843186801.50.58.68.016.63.33.1
2019 Collingwood 2422221115715931665521.00.57.17.214.43.02.4
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Collingwood 241444707814826280.30.35.05.610.61.92.0
2021 Collingwood 242012914811826666510.60.57.45.913.33.32.6
Career1231015398990718963703490.80.48.07.415.43.02.8

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.

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References

  1. ↑ 75. Josh Thomas Archived 30 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Malone, Paul (20 November 2009). "AFL selectors eye off state's talented Josh Thomas". The Courier-Mail .
  3. ↑ King, Travis (10 August 2015). "Keeffe, Thomas accept two-year bans". collingwoodfc.com.au . BigPond.
  4. ↑ "Collingwood duo Lachlan Keeffe and Josh Thomas banned from AFL until 2017". ABC News. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Josh Thomas working as an Uber driver, while serving provisional suspension". Herald Sun . 26 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Keeffe and Thomas return as rookies". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond. 27 November 2015. Archived from the original on 30 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Thomas calls time on career". Collingwood . Telstra. 14 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Josh Thomas statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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