Josh Thomas (born 1 October 1991) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Josh Thomas | |||
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 Thomas playing for Collingwood in August 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Josh Thomas | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Redland (QAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 75, 2009 National Draft, Collingwood | ||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2010–2015; | Collingwood | 123 (101) | |
| 2016–2021 | |||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Thomas, a Queensland Under 18 representative in the 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships, was drafted by Collingwood with the 75th selection in the 2009 AFL Draft.[1]
In 2009, Thomas played 11 games for Gold Coast in the TAC Cup. Thomas was offered a contract by Gold Coast, but chose to enter the 2009 AFL draft, stating that he wanted to join an AFL environment as soon as possible, rather than wait for Gold Coast to join the AFL in 2011.[2]
Thomas, along with teammate Lachlan Keeffe, tested positive to the banned substance clenbuterol in drug tests taken in February 2015. Both players accepted provisional suspensions in March 2015. On 10 August 2015 Thomas accepted his two-year ban from the tribunal and that day was delisted by Collingwood but was told he'd be re-drafted as a rookie for the 2017 season if still available in the draft.[3] He was banned from AFL competition until 9 February 2017.[4] Thomas worked as an Uber driver in Queensland whilst he was serving his ban.[5]
On 27 November 2015, Thomas and his teammate Lachlan Keeffe were re-drafted to Collingwood through the rookie draft.[6]
Thomas played in the 2018 AFL Grand Final with Collingwood, losing to the West Coast Eagles by 5 points.
On 14 October 2021, Thomas retired from football.[7]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season[8]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
B
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2010 | Collingwood | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | Collingwood | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Collingwood | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | Collingwood | 24 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 198 | 166 | 363 | 65 | 62 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 19.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| 2014 | Collingwood | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 124 | 100 | 224 | 33 | 51 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 17.2 | 2.5 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | Collingwood | 24 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 79 | 148 | 29 | 25 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 16.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | Collingwood | 24 | 26 | 38 | 13 | 223 | 208 | 431 | 86 | 80 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 16.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | Collingwood | 24 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 157 | 159 | 316 | 65 | 52 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 14.4 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
| 2020[a] | Collingwood | 24 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 70 | 78 | 148 | 26 | 28 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 10.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | Collingwood | 24 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 148 | 118 | 266 | 66 | 51 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 13.3 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| Career | 123 | 101 | 53 | 989 | 907 | 1896 | 370 | 349 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 15.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | ||
Notes
- ^ 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.
References
edit- ^ 75. Josh Thomas Archived 30 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Malone, Paul (20 November 2009). "AFL selectors eye off state's talented Josh Thomas". The Courier-Mail.
- ^ King, Travis (10 August 2015). "Keeffe, Thomas accept two-year bans". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond.
- ^ "Collingwood duo Lachlan Keeffe and Josh Thomas banned from AFL until 2017". ABC News. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "Josh Thomas working as an Uber driver, while serving provisional suspension". Herald Sun. 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Keeffe and Thomas return as rookies". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond. 27 November 2015. Archived from the original on 30 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ "Thomas calls time on career". Collingwood. Telstra. 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Josh Thomas statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
External links
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- Josh Thomas's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
- Josh Thomas's playing statistics from AFL Tables