Kristin Thornton (born 5 March 1988) is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er. He was recruited as the number 54 draft pick in the

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from Peel Thunder. He made his debut for the

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in round 8 against the Carlton Blues kicking one goal. He was delisted by the Swans at the end of the 2008 season after suffering an ACL injury, the same injury which destroyed his brother's AFL career "Ash" while at the West Coast Eagles. He was handed a lifeline after the Swans decided to pick him up in the rookie draft of 2008. He was delisted again by Sydney at the end of season 2010, and returned to Peel Thunder, where he won the Dudley Tuckey Medal as the club's

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in 2011.

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* * 1988 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Sydney Swans players Peel Thunder Football Club players People from Harvey, Western Australia Harvey Brunswick Leschenault Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1980s-stub