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Tarryn Thomas (born 25 March 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Tarryn Thomas
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales
Original team(s)	North Launceston (TSL)
Draft	No. 8, 2018 national draft
Debut	Round 2, 2019, North Melbourne vs. Brisbane Lions, at Marvel Stadium
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	North Melbourne
Number	26
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2019–	North Melbourne	57 (45)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022.
Career highlights
2019 AFL Rising Star nominee
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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 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.[9]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[10]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2019	North Melbourne	26	20	16	15	114	126	240	47	68	0.8	0.8	5.7	6.3	12.0	2.4	3.4
2020[lower-alpha 1]	North Melbourne	26	6	3	2	24	23	47	8	19	0.3	0.3	4.0	3.8	7.8	1.3	3.2
2021	North Melbourne	26	21	24	17	233	149	382	96	73	1.2	0.9	10.9	6.7	17.6	3.3	3.7
Career			47	43	34	371	298	669	151	159	0.9	0.7	7.8	6.3	14.2	3.2	3.3

Notes

References

External links

• Tarryn Thomas's profile on the official website of the North Melbourne Football Club
• Tarryn Thomas's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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