Tuth "Tom" Jok (born 1 January 1997) is a Sudanese born Australian rules footballer who played for the

Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is a professional Australian rules football club. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the game's premier competition. The club was formed by the McCracken family in their A ...

in the

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(AFL). Jok attended Elsternwick Primary School after moving to

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from

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

as a young boy before moving to Pakenham Grammar then eventually moving to St Kevin’s College. There, he was a star in the 1st XVIII Australian rules football team for a number of years in multiple roles. He continued to play football for St Kevin's Old Boys, winning the

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flag whilst also playing for the Collingwood VFL side. Jok trained alongside St Kilda during the off season, winning their 2 km time trial and gaining praise from player

Dan Hannebery Daniel Hannebery (born 24 February 1991) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Sydney Swans from 2009 to 2018 and for the St Kilda Football Club fro ...

. Following this, he was selected at pick #8 in the 2019 Rookie draft. He made his senior debut against Collingwood in Round 23 of the 2019 season. Jok was delisted by the Essendon Football Club after only one year, managing to play just the one AFL match.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jok, Tom Essendon Football Club players South Sudanese emigrants to Australia 1997 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) South Sudanese players of Australian rules football People educated at St Kevin's College, Melbourne People from Greater Upper Nile