Tom McNamara (footballer, born 1990)

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Tom McNamara
Personal information
Full name Tom McNamara
Date of birth (1990-04-29) 29 April 1990 (age 33)
Original team(s) South Adelaide
Draft No. 66, 2007 AFL Draft
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2008–2011 Melbourne 4 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2011.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Tom McNamara (born 29 April 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). Taken at pick number 66 by the Melbourne Demons in the 2007 AFL National Draft, McNamara plays as a tall defender. He was recruited from South Adelaide, and was an AIS/AFL Academy graduate. He was the youngest player selected in the draft. [1] McNamara made his debut in 2009 and played three games for the season, but at the end of the following season, having failed to play a game in 2010, McNamara was delisted by Melbourne. He was, however, subsequently redrafted by the Demons in the Rookie Draft, only months later. [2] McNamara played only one senior match in 2011 and was again delisted at season's end. [3]

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Media career

Following his delisting at the end of the 2011 Season McNamara moved to Sydney to pursue a media career. He is currently co-host of TABOOS Podcast, discussing AFL football and matters of everyday life. [4] The podcast was rated as one of The Most Underrated Australian Podcasts, before the show went on hiatus following McNamara's move to London in 2016. [5]

Hotel Quarantine Fiasco

Upon his return to Australia following 6 years in the UK, McNamara was sequestered in a NSW Health Quarantine Hotel Facility in Mascot. Following a positive test on day 14, he was required to remain in quarantine for an additional fourteen days. Despite the NSW Health Department acknowledging that the test was a false positive, and McNamara was not contagious, he was refused permission to leave. Following a media campaign for his release, he was finally granted permission to leave on Day 24 of his quarantine period. [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "NAB Cup Preview". AFL Record. Melbourne: Geoff Slattery Publishing. 97 (NAB Cup): 94. February 2008. ISSN   1444-2973.
  2. ↑ Burgan, Matt (7 December 2010). "Dees pick Nicholson, Evans, Lawrence, Johnston, Campbell, McNamara". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  3. ↑ Holmesby, Luke (19 October 2011). "Demons axe Maric, rookies". Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "TABOOS Podcast | Two Average Blokes' Opinions on Stuff". www.taboospodcast.com. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Man of Many: Our Top 'Lesser-Known' Australian Podcasts". www.manofmany.com. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "'It's a different Christmas, let's put it that way': Finding festive cheer in quarantine". www.smh.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "'This Aussie Has Been Stuck In Quarantine For Three Weeks Thanks To A Probable False Positive". www.pedestrian.tv. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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