Tom Cole (footballer)

For other people with the same name, see Thomas Cole.

Tom Cole
Cole playing for West Coast in July 2019
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Cole
Born	(1997-05-28) 28 May 1997 (age 28)
Original team	Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 36, 2015 national draft
Debut	Round 10, 2016, West Coast  vs. Gold Coast, at Domain Stadium
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Position	Defender / midfielder
Club information
Current club	West Coast
Number	28
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2016–	West Coast	131 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season.
Career highlights
AFL premiership player: 2018 AFL Rising Star nominee: 2018
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Thomas Cole (born 28 May 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the West Coast Eagles with their second selection and thirty-sixth overall in the 2015 national draft. ^[1] He made his debut in the seventy-seven point win against Gold Coast in round 10, 2016 at Domain Stadium. ^[2] In round 19, 2018, Cole was nominated for the AFL Rising Star after recording 18 disposals, 11 intercept possessions and 5 rebound 50s in a 40 point loss to North Melbourne. ^[3] He married Lily Burke in December 2022. ^[4] His child Teddy Grace Cole was born in October 2023. ^[5]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2025 season. ^[6]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks
#	Played in that season's  premiership team

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2016	West Coast	28	2	0	0	13	13	26	8	2	0.0	0.0	6.5	6.5	13.0	4.0	1.0
2017	West Coast	28	4	0	0	17	16	33	7	10	0.0	0.0	4.3	4.0	8.3	1.8	2.5
2018 #	West Coast	28	21	0	1	151	124	275	73	51	0.0	0.0	7.2	5.9	13.1	3.5	2.4
2019	West Coast	28	14	0	0	107	53	160	67	47	0.0	0.0	7.6	3.8	11.4	4.8	3.4
2020	West Coast	28	15	3	0	95	62	157	49	30	0.2	0.0	6.3	4.1	10.5	3.3	2.0
2021	West Coast	28	22	0	0	203	98	301	105	44	0.0	0.0	9.2	4.5	13.7	4.8	2.0
2022	West Coast	28	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	West Coast	28	12	1	0	108	86	194	67	29	0.1	0.0	9.0	7.2	16.2	5.6	2.4
2024	West Coast	28	23	0	2	222	137	359	98	71	0.0	0.1	9.7	6.0	15.6	4.3	3.1
2025	West Coast	28	18	1	2	156	139	295	90	53	0.1	0.1	8.7	7.7	16.4	5.0	2.9
Career			131	5	5	1072	728	1800	564	337	0.0	0.0	8.2	5.6	13.7	4.3	2.6

References

1. Malcolm, Alex (2 December 2015). "New Eagle Tom Cole no longer a tormented Tiger". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 16 July 2016.
2. McArdle, Jordan (26 May 2016). "Elliot Yeo and Andrew Gaff ruled out, with Tom Cole to debut for West Coast against Gold Coast Suns; Freo makes five changes ahead of St Kilda clash". Perth Now . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 16 July 2016.
3. McGowan, Marc (30 July 2018). "Eagle overcomes doubts to get Rising Star nod". The West Australian . Seven West Media . Retrieved 31 July 2018.
4. "Eagles star Tom Cole and Lily Burke officially MARRIED". PerthNow. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
5. "Tom Cole reveals adorable snaps of newborn Teddy". PerthNow. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
6. "AFL Tables - Tom Cole - Stats - Statistics". afltables.com. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

External links

• Tom Cole's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
• Tom Cole's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Tom Cole at AustralianFootball.com
• Tom Cole's WAFL playing statistics at WAFLFootyFacts.net