Tom Papley
| Tom Papley | |||
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 Papley playing for Sydney in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Tom Papley | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne | ||
| Original team(s) |
TAC Cup ) | ||
| Draft | 14th selection 2016 Rookie Draft | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sydney | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2016– | Sydney | 167 (264) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020 | Victoria | 1 (5) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 2, 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Tom Papley (born 13 July 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted with pick 14 in the 2016 rookie draft.[1]
AFL career
Papley made his AFL debut in round 1 of the
North Melbourne and 5 goals against the West Coast Eagles, proving to be two of his best performances.[2]
But throughout the year, Papley had a desire to return home back to Victoria despite being contracted to the Swans until 2023 and was heavily linked to both Carlton and North Melbourne. During the trade period, he requested a trade to Carlton, but Papley wasn't given his wish as the trade didn't go through. Papley was selected to play for Victoria in the State Of Origin Bushfire Relief game, where he kicked 5 goals.
Papley played all 200 games of the
Hawthorn
in Round 8, kicking 4 goals and sparking Sydney to a 7 point victory.
Papley rose to new heights in the
All-Australian jumper in the 2021 All-Australian team
, confirming his status as one of the competition's premier small forwards.
Papley missed the first six rounds of the 2022 season due to a preseason hamstring injury he suffered in a practice match with GWS.[3] Despite the late start to the season he was awarded with being a member of the All-Australian Squad in 2022.
Personal Life
Papley has a gambling related podcast called The Early Crow.[4]
Family
His grandfathers,
South Melbourne Swans from 1964 to 1966, before the team's move to Sydney. Tom Papley wore number 41 for his first two seasons, but following the retirement of Jeremy Laidler after the 2017 season Papley was able to take on number 11, the number Max Papley wore for 45 of his 59 matches with the South Melbourne Swans.[5]
Two of Papley's cousins, Ben Ross and Michael Ross, have also recently played in the AFL.[6]
Statistics
Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[7]
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| † | Led the league for the home-and-away season only |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2016 | Sydney | 41 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 141 | 102 | 243 | 57 | 72 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 5.1 | 12.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2017 | Sydney | 41 | 20 | 30 | 19 | 193 | 119 | 312 | 67 | 86 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 9.7 | 6.0 | 15.6 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2018 | Sydney | 11 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 169 | 104 | 273 | 65 | 58 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 13.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | Sydney | 11 | 22 | 37 | 28 | 241 | 99 | 340 | 106 | 62 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 10.9 | 4.5 | 15.4 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 2020[a] | Sydney | 11 | 17 | 26 | 27† | 148 | 52 | 200 | 57 | 29 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 11.8 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 6 |
| 2021 | Sydney | 11 | 23 | 43 | 27 | 230 | 83 | 313 | 89 | 34 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 10.0 | 3.6 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 2022 | Sydney | 11 | 19 | 32 | 26 | 203 | 87 | 290 | 79 | 37 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 10.7 | 4.6 | 15.3 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 5 |
| Career | 141 | 221 | 165 | 1325 | 646 | 1971 | 520 | 378 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 9.4 | 4.6 | 14.0 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 19 | ||
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours and achievements
Team
Individual
- All-Australian team: 2021
- 2× Sydney leading goalkicker: 2019, 2020
- Victoria representative honours in State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match: 2020
- 22under22 team: 2017
- AFL Rising Star nominee: 2016 (round 5)
References
- ^ "Rookie Players List". Sydney Swans. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- BigPond. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Hamstring injury to sideline Swans star Papley for early AFL rounds". ESPN. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Swans star Tom Papley's punting podcast puts AFL club's 'image' at risk". Fox Sports. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Swan's nod to grandad with number change". Sydney Swans. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Anderson, Jon (5 April 2016). "Tom Papley ties to Sydney run deep with both grandfathers South Melbourne guns". Herald Sun.
- ^ "Tom Papley". FootyWire.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tom Papley.
- Tom Papley's profile on the official website of the Sydney Swans
- Tom Papley at AustralianFootball.com
- Tom Papley's playing statistics from AFL Tables