Max Thomas (footballer, born 1930)

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Max Thomas
Personal information
Full name Max A. Thomas
Date of birth (1930-09-25) 25 September 1930 (age 90)
Original team(s) Brunswick YCW
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72.5 kg (160 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1952–54 Carlton 24 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Max Thomas (born 25 September 1930) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 820. ISBN   978-1-921496-00-4.


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