| Matt Thomas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Matthew Thomas | ||
| Born | (1987-02-27)27 February 1987 (age 38) | ||
| Original team | Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 8,2006 Pre-Season draft,Port Adelaide No. 42,2013 Rookie draft,Richmond | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2006–2013 | Port Adelaide | 87 (30) | |
| 2014–2015 | Richmond | 15(6) | |
| Total | 102 (36) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Matthew Thomas (born 27 February 1987) is a former professionalAustralian rules footballer who played for thePort Adelaide Football Club and theRichmond Football Club in theAustralian Football League (AFL). In 2013, Thomas won theMagarey Medal while playing forNorwood. He was delisted by Port Adelaide at the end of the 2013 season. Thomas was picked up by Richmond in the 2013 Rookie Draft and then elevated to its senior list on 11 March 2014.[1]
Recruited at pick number eight in the2006 Pre-season draft fromTAC Cup sideSandringham Dragons, Thomas played as either a defender or a midfielder. Because he was drafted from outside South Australia, Thomas was placed in theSouth Australian National Football League (SANFL) internal draft, and picked up by Norwood. Thomas made his debut in the third round of the SANFL, againstWoodville-West Torrens. He played 10 games and scored one goal for Norwood during the 2006 season.
In2006, Thomas made his AFL debut in round 14 againstRichmond, after some impressive mid-season form with Norwood in the SANFL. His first kick in AFL football resulted in a goal, although Port Adelaide lost the match by 38 points. Thomas was kept in the side that playedGeelong the next week, and scored another goal. He then played another six games for the year, playing eight in total and kicking three goals.
In2007, Thomas spent time in hospital, after complications from having his appendix removed. He lost 15 kg in just two weeks, after an abdominal infection following his appendix removal. It was so severe that he had a section of his intestine removed.
In 2013, Thomas won theMagarey Medal while playing for Norwood. He was delisted by Port Adelaide at season's end.
Thomas was recruited by Richmond at pick 42 in the 2014 Rookie Draft held in November 2013.[2] His first appearance in a Richmond jumper was on 22 February 2014, in theNAB Challenge series and he had 15 disposals, two marks and two tackles.[3] On 11 March 2014, Thomas was elevated to the club's senior list.[1] He announced his retirement in October 2015.[4]
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 | ||||
| 2006 | Port Adelaide | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 43 | 82 | 21 | 25 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 10.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| 2007 | Port Adelaide | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 10.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 |
| 2008 | Port Adelaide | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 12 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 8.2 | 12.4 | 2.4 | 4.4 |
| 2009 | Port Adelaide | 21 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 60 | 136 | 196 | 53 | 42 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 11.3 | 16.3 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
| 2010 | Port Adelaide | 21 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 131 | 219 | 350 | 62 | 113 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 6.6 | 11.0 | 17.5 | 3.1 | 5.7 |
| 2011 | Port Adelaide | 21 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 105 | 210 | 315 | 66 | 123 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 11.1 | 16.6 | 3.5 | 6.5 |
| 2012 | Port Adelaide | 21 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 89 | 129 | 218 | 55 | 63 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 14.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 2013 | Port Adelaide | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 45 | 63 | 12 | 14 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 11.3 | 15.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| 2014 | Richmond | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 185 | 266 | 50 | 77 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 14.2 | 20.5 | 3.8 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | Richmond | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 14.0 | 19.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Career | 102 | 36 | 27 | 573 | 1061 | 1634 | 352 | 491 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 10.4 | 16.0 | 3.5 | 4.8 | ||