Tom Carr (born 16 June 1978) is a retired
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 who played for
Port Adelaide Football Club
Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where they are nicknamed ...
in the
Australian Football League
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(AFL) and the
Port Adelaide Magpies
Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where they are nicknamed the Power, whilst its reserves ...
in the
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport.
Originally formed as the ...
(SANFL).
Initially from Cummins Kapinnie Football Club on the
Eyre Peninsula
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Originally called Eyre’s Peninsula, it was named aft ...
of
South Australia
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, Carr played for Port Adelaide in the SANFL before his selection as a zone recruitment by Port Adelaide when they entered the AFL. Carr played five AFL games for Port Adelaide in an injury-interrupted career before being delisted at the end of the
1999 AFL season
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. He then continued to play for Port Adelaide in the SANFL, serving as deputy vice-captain in 2002, before spending two years travelling overseas. Carr returned to Port Adelaide in 2005 and played until 2008.
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1978 births
Living people
Port Adelaide Magpies players
Port Adelaide Football Club players
Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)
Australian rules footballers from South Australia