Arthur John Thomas (21 September 1884 – 7 May 1960) was 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 Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played with St Kilda in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...

(VFL). After arriving from Brunswick in 1910, Thomas played 17 games in his debut season and kicked 15 goals, which were enough to top the goal-kicker.AFL Tables: Artie Thomas
/ref> A rover, he appeared in three further seasons for St Kilda. His brother, Hugh Thomas, coached St Kilda in the 1940s.

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1884 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) St Kilda Football Club players Brunswick Football Club players 1960 deaths 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1884-stub