Tarryn Thomas (born 25 March 2000) is a professional

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL).

Early life

Thomas was born in

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into a family of

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descent (

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and Lumaranatana). He grew up playing

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and was identified as a junior prospect in the position of fullback, which subsequently led to him joining the

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development academy. At 12 years of age, Thomas relocated to

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, and began playing

for the Prospect Hawks and eventually the North Launceston Bombers. He made history in 2016 when he was voted Tasmania's best under-16 and under-18 player at respective national championships in the same year. Thomas was drafted by North Melbourne with their first selection and eighth overall in the 2018 national draft, after being part of North's Next Generation Academy (NGA). He completed school at

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AFL career

Thomas made his debut as a late inclusion in North Melbourne's 21-point loss to the at

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in round 2, 2019. Thomas had a career-best game in round 19 of the

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, where he kicked 4 goals and played a major part in the team's upset win over .

Legal issues

In 2023, Thomas was charged with threatening to distribute an intimate image; he was later stood down by the club, although he has a court case on July 18, 2023, to contest the charge. The charge was Thomas's second over the 2022–23 AFL off-season, after he was previously caught driving while his licence was suspended. Additionally, in a now-deleted

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video posted by Thomas, he appeared to have his feet up on a Mercedes dashboard while driving.

Statistics

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References

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* * 2000 births Living people North Melbourne Football Club players North Launceston Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Tasmania Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Gamilaraay {{AFL-bio-2000s-stub