Josh Thomas (Australian footballer)

Josh Thomas (born 1 October 1991) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Josh Thomas
Thomas playing for Collingwood in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Josh Thomas
Date of birth (1991-10-01) 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
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 24
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2010–2015; Collingwood 103 (89)
2016–    
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Career highlights
  • Harry Collier Trophy 2013
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]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season[7]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2010 Collingwood240——————————————
2011 Collingwood240——————————————
2012 Collingwood240——————————————
2013 Collingwood241911819816636365620.60.410.48.719.13.43.3
2014 Collingwood24138312410022433510.60.29.57.717.22.53.9
2017 Collingwood24965697914829250.70.67.78.816.43.22.8
2018 Collingwood2426381322320843186801.50.58.68.016.63.33.1
2019 Collingwood2422221115715931665521.00.57.17.214.43.02.4
2020 Collingwood241444707814826280.30.35.05.610.61.92.0
Career 103 89 44 841 789 1630 304 298 0.9 0.4 8.2 7.7 15.8 3.0 2.9

References
  1. 75. Josh Thomas Archived 30 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Malone, Paul (20 November 2009). "AFL selectors eye off state's talented Josh Thomas". The Courier-Mail.
  3. King, Travis (10 August 2015). "Keeffe, Thomas accept two-year bans". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond.
  4. "Collingwood duo Lachlan Keeffe and Josh Thomas banned from AFL until 2017". ABC News. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  5. "Josh Thomas working as an Uber driver, while serving provisional suspension". Herald Sun. 26 July 2015.
  6. "Keeffe and Thomas return as rookies". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond. 27 November 2015.
  7. "Josh Thomas statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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