Tom Powell (born 2 March 2002) 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 who plays for in the
Australian Football League
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(AFL). He was recruited by with the 13th draft pick in the
2020 AFL draft
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Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Natio ...
.
Early football
Powell participated in the
Auskick
Auskick is a program designed to teach the basic skills of Australian rules football (AFL) to boys and girls aged between 5 and 12. Auskick is a non-contact variant of the sport. It began in Australia and is now a nationwide non-selective pro ...
program at
Concordia, South Australia
Concordia is a locality at the western end of the Barossa Valley, South Australia, situated 5 km ENE of Gawler.
History
Concordia was a subdivision of section 465, Hundred of Barossa in 1877, and named after Concordia School, which had be ...
and began his junior football at the Unley Jets Football Club in
Kingswood, South Australia.
He began studying at
Scotch College in Adelaide when he reached Year 8.
He played school football there for the duration of his studies. He played with 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 ...
, participating in 4 games which he all won. He averaged 24.3 disposals a game, and won the McCallum Tomkins Medal for the best player in the SANFL Under 18s.
AFL career
Powell debuted in the opening round of the
2021 AFL season
The 2021 AFL season was the 125th 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 featu ...
, where suffered a loss at the hands of . On debut, Powell kicked a goal with his first kick, and collected 12 disposals overall with 3 marks and 4 rebound 50s.
Statistics
: ''Statistics are correct to the end of round 14 2021.''
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References
External links
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2002 births
Living people
North Melbourne Football Club players
Sturt Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from South Australia