Tarryn Thomas

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Tarryn Thomas
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 24)
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
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019–2023 North Melbourne 69 (56)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Career highlights
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).

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Early life

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

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]

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

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2022 season. [21]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 North Melbourne 2620161511412624047680.80.85.76.312.02.43.4
2020 [lower-alpha 1] North Melbourne 266322423478190.30.34.03.87.81.33.2
2021 North Melbourne 2621241723314938296731.20.910.96.717.63.33.7
2022 North Melbourne 261022844512928280.20.28.44.512.92.82.8
Career5745364553437981791870.70.67.96.014.03.13.2

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. ↑ "National Inclusion Carnival a hit in Tasmania". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "AFL Players' Indigenous Map 2020" (PDF). aflplayers.com.au. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Landsberger, Sam (20 November 2018). "The Tassie tough guy with a rugby league background". The Australian. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "There's no doubting Thomas". aflplayers.com.au. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "How Rising Star nominee Tarryn Thomas went from Penrith Panthers academy to North Melbourne". Foxsports.com.au. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Bowen, Nick (23 November 2018). "Swings and roundabouts for Roos with bidding system". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media . Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Thomas to debut". NMFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  9. ↑ Black, Sarah. "Tarryn Thomas a Rising Star". nmfc.com.au. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  10. ↑ Sutton, Ben (24 July 2021). "That's a wrap: Sev-Larkey special ends dismal Blues' finals hopes". AFL Media. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  11. ↑ 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
  12. ↑ https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/north-melbournes-tarryn-thomas-set-for-huge-18game-afl-ban/news-story/07a09425d9599a7809ddcd6afd84d58c?amp
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "North Melbourne's Tarryn Thomas charged by police". ABC News. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  15. ↑ "Exiled Roos star in hot water over deleted video". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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