Tom Jonas

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Tom Jonas
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Jonas playing for Port Adelaide in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Thomas Jonas
Born (1991-01-09) 9 January 1991 (age 34)
Original team(s) Rostrevor College / Norwood (SANFL)
Draft No. 16, 2011 rookie draft
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s) Key defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
20112023 Port Adelaide 215 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Thomas Jonas (born 9 January 1991) is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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AFL career

Jonas made his first appearance at the senior level in the 2011 AFL season. [1] Jonas, along with former teammate John Butcher, made his debut in round 21, against Hawthorn where Port Adelaide were defeated by 165 points. [2] To date, it remains the worst defeat suffered by any player in his debut match in VFL/AFL history. [3]

He was suspended for six matches in 2016 for intentionally striking West Coast's Andrew Gaff, leaving Gaff unconscious for two minutes. [4] After his suspension expired, Jonas missed the rest of the season due to a hamstring injury. In 2018, he said that "it felt like he was suspended for half a year". [5] [6]

Jonas was appointed co-captain alongside teammate Ollie Wines in the 2019 season. The following year he assumed sole responsibility for the captaincy, with Wines made vice-captain. [7]

In August 2023, Jonas announced that he would retire following the conclusion of the 2023 season. [8]

Statistics

Updated to end of the 2023 season. [9]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2011 Port Adelaide 42400102131380.00.02.55.257.750.752.0
2012 Port Adelaide 4290047489521230.00.05.25.3310.52.32.6
2013 Port Adelaide 42210112514026566490.00.06.06.712.63.142.3
2014 Port Adelaide 422210189144333111480.040.08.65.1815.15.02.2
2015 Port Adelaide 42170010012822862390.00.05.97.5213.43.62.3
2016 Port Adelaide 42901635111432200.00.17.05.712.63.62.2
2017 Port Adelaide 422100186100286111540.00.08.94.813.65.32.6
2018 Port Adelaide 42180021586301141350.00.011.94.816.77.81.9
2019 Port Adelaide 4218001978628395360.00.010.94.815.75.32.0
2020 [a] Port Adelaide 119011386820676300.00.17.30.310.84.01.6
2021 Port Adelaide 1240026094354133370.00.010.83.914.85.51.5
2022 Port Adelaide 1210016685251107470.00.07.94.112.05.12.2
2023 Port Adelaide 1131063369944190.10.04.92.87.63.41.5
Career2162317581086284410024450.00.08.15.013.24.62.1

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.

Personal life

Jonas is a Law graduate, having completed his study at The University of Adelaide. [10]

Notes

    References

    1. "Thomas Jonas Player Profile, Port Adelaide Football Club". portadelaidefc.com.au.
    2. Tom Jonas's playing statistics from AFL Tables
    3. "Hawthorn v Port Adelaide - Sat, 13-Aug-2011 2:10 PM". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
    4. Port Adelaide's Tom Jonas gets six-week suspension from AFL tribunal for hit on Andrew Gaff, ABC, 24 May 2016
    5. Gaskin, Lee (7 August 2018). "'He's still a human being': Jonas feels for Gaff". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
    6. Rucci, Michelangelo (11 August 2016). "Out-of-contract Power defender Tom Jonas working toward new deal at Alberton". The Australian. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
    7. "Port Adelaide do away with co-captaincy model after one season". News.com.au. 6 December 2019.
    8. Founten, Loukas (22 August 2023). "Jonas announces his retirement". Port Adelaide Football Club. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
    9. "Tom Jonas". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
    10. Brad Ebert: From little things, defender Tom Jonas grows, Brad Ebert, Adelaide Now, 18 April 2014