Tom Bell (Australian footballer)

Tom Bell
Personal information
Full nameThomas Bell
Date of birth13 June 1991
Original teamMorningside (NEAFL)
Draft#14, 2012 AFL Rookie Draft
Height/Weight187 cm / 98 kg
Position(s)Forward / Midfielder
Club information
Current clubCarlton
Number28
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2012–Carlton34 (27)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of Round 5, 2015 season.

Tom Bell (born 13 June 1991)[1] is a professional Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Early life

Originally from Brisbane, Bell played soccer as a youth before being introduced to Australian rules football at age 12. He finished his schooling career in 2008 at Iona College, Brisbane. He joined the AFLQSL/NEAFL's Morningside Football Club in 2010,[2] and was a regular senior player by 2011; in that season, he played twenty games for the club,[3] and made his name as a wing/halfback player.[4]

While playing in the AFLQSL/NEAFL, Bell was selected in the Queensland Under-21 team, and also played a handful of games for the Brisbane Lions reserves. Outside of football, he undertook an apprenticeship as a refrigeration mechanic.[2]

AFL career

Following the 2011 season, and at the age of 20, Bell was recruited to the AFL as a rookie by the Carlton Football Club with its first round selection in the 2012 Rookie Draft (pick No. 14 overall).[4] He played most of his first season for Carlton's VFL-affiliate, the Northern Blues, and he made his senior debut for Carlton in Round 17.[5] Bell played the last seven AFL matches of the season, and won Carlton's Best First-Year Player award for 2012.[6] On 9 October 2012, the Carlton Football Club announced that Bell had signed a two-year contract extension, with an option on the third.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Macgugan, Mark (13 Dec 2011). "What the Blues say". Australian Football League. Retrieved 13 Dec 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Morningside Rookie in State Under-21 Squad". Sportingpulse. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Player Statistics for Thomas Bell". Sportingpulse. Retrieved 13 Dec 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Draft rings true for new Blue Bell". Carlton Football Club. 13 Dec 2011. Retrieved 13 Dec 2011.
  5. ↑ "Five changes to Blues line-up". Carlton Football Club. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Scotland wins his first Best & Fairest". Carlton Football Club. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Brock and Bell re-sign". Carlton Football Club. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.

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