| Tommy Downs | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Tommy Downs | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | North Fitzroy | ||
| Date of death | unknown | ||
| Original team | Northcote | ||
| Height/Weight | 159 cm / 65 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1927-29, 31, 33 | Carlton | 56 (44) | |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 1933 season .
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Tommy Downs (born 22 May 1901, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Downs was a Recorder Cup winner at Northcote in 1925, having previously played with Preston.
One of shortest ever footballers at Carlton, Downs had a poor record at the VFL tribunal. He was suspended for 12 games in 1928 and 19 games the following season, both for striking. The former came in a Semi Final loss to Richmond when he kicked a career best four goals and the latter was in a Preliminary Final. Most famously however he received a 29 game suspension in 1931 when he was reported for kicking Richmond's captain Maurie Hunter.