Thomas Frank Sparrow[1] (born 31 May 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Growing up in the Adelaide Hills, Sparrow attended Scott Creek Primary and began his footballing career at Bridgewater Football Club. He was drafted by Melbourne with their first selection and twenty-seventh overall in the 2018 national draft He made his debut in the twenty-six point loss to Port Adelaide at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the opening round of the 2019 season as a late inclusion replacing injured teammate Jordan Lewis.[2] On 17 March 2022 Sparrow signed a two-year contract extension with Melbourne.[3]
| Tom Sparrow | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Frank Sparrow | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 2000 | ||
| Original team(s) | South Adelaide (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 27, 2018 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2019, Melbourne vs. Port Adelaide, at MCG | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Melbourne | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2019– | Melbourne | 95 (34) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Statistics
editUpdated to the end of 2024.[4]
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Behinds | H
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| 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 | ||||
| 2019 | Melbourne | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 2020[a] | Melbourne | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 9 | 13 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 11.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
| 2021#[b] | Melbourne | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 102 | 84 | 186 | 40 | 57 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | Melbourne | 32 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 189 | 182 | 371 | 69 | 78 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 16.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | Melbourne | 32 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 213 | 182 | 395 | 70 | 81 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 17.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | Melbourne | 32 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 193 | 120 | 313 | 74 | 76 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 9.2 | 5.7 | 14.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Career | 95 | 34 | 30 | 740 | 603 | 1343 | 265 | 313 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 14.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | ||
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.
- ^ Statistics include two games in which Sparrow was used as a medical substitute (rounds 4 and 11) and five games in which he was an unused medical substitute (rounds 5, 10, 17, 18 and 19).
Honours and achievements
editTeam
References
edit- ^ "PAC Chronicle 2018" (PDF). Prince Alfred College. 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ Harrington, Anna (23 March 2019). "Melbourne draftee Tom Sparrow debuts against Port Adelaide after Jordan Lewis suffers a hamstring injury". Fox Sports Australia. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "Sparrow signs on".
- ^ "Tom Sparrow". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
External links
edit- Tom Sparrow's profile on the official website of the Melbourne Football Club
- Tom Sparrow's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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