Paul Thomas (footballer)

Paul Thomas
Personal information
Birth 6 May 1982 (1982-05-06) (age 29)
Recruited from Central District
Playing career¹
Debut Round 4, 16 April 2005, Essendon v.
Geelong, at Telstra Dome
Team(s)

Adelaide (2002)

0 games, 0 goals

Essendon (2005)

8 games, 1 goal

¹ Statistics to end of End of Season, 2006 season

Paul Thomas (born 6 May 1982) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing in the SANFL with Central District Bulldogs. His father is Jamie Thomas who also played with the Bulldogs in the 80's.

After spending a year on the Adelaide Crows list as a rookie in 2002, Thomas went back to the SANFL where he worked on improving his game, and he won a Magarey Medal in 2004.[1] The Essendon Football Club picked him up in the 2004 AFL Draft but was delisted at the end of the 2005 AFL season after eight games for Essendon.[2]

Thomas returned to Central District in the SANFL, playing in premiership sides in 2007 and 2008. He is currently the co-captain of Central District Football Club.

He currently works at Trinity College Gawler River school, as a P.E. teacher.

References

  1. ^ "Footy player tops the class", UniSA, http://www.unisa.edu.au/studentsatunisa/2004/octnov/magarey.asp Accessed 2 February 2010
  2. ^ "Thomas in line for Dons debut", Bombersfc, http://www.bombersfc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/6477/Default.aspx?newsId=9877 Accessed 2 February 2010