Tom Hutchesson (born 11 July 2000) is an

Australian rules footballer 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 ...

who played for the

Greater Western Sydney Giants The Greater Western Sydney Giants (officially the Greater Western Sydney Football Club and colloquially known as the GWS Giants or simply GWS) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Sydney Olympic Park, which represents the ...

in the

Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the gam ...

(AFL). He was recruited by the

with the 65th draft pick in the

2019 AFL draft The 2019 AFL draft consists of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) can trade and recruit players following the completion of the 2019 AFL season. Key dates Mid-season rookie draft The first mid-s ...

Early football

Tom Hutchesson played local football for the Millicent Football Club in the

Western Border Football League The Western Border Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Lower South East region of South Australia, and south-western border region of Victoria. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Foo ...

. He helped the club win their first senior premiership in 34 years. In 2019, Hutchesson was invited to play for the Adelaide Crows 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). He played 14 games and kicked 3 goals, and averaged 14 disposals a game.

AFL career

Hutchesson debuted in the 's 41 point loss to in the 12th round of the

2020 AFL season The 2020 AFL season was the 124th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season feature ...

. On debut, Hutchesson kicked one behind, collected 7 disposals, 2 marks and a tackle. Hutchesson was delisted at the conclusion of the 2021 season.

Statistics

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hutchesson, Tom 1995 births Living people Greater Western Sydney Giants players Australian rules footballers from South Australia