Tom Bell (Australian footballer)
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Brisbane, Queensland
| Tom Bell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Bell in April 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Bell | ||
| Born |
13 June 1991 Brisbane, Queensland | ||
| Original team | Morningside (NEAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 14, 2012 AFL rookie draft | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||
| Position | Half-forward / Midfield | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2012–2015 | Carlton | 51 (36) | |
| 2016–2018 | Brisbane Lions | 21 (20) | |
| Total | 72 (56) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Thomas Bell (born 13 June 1991)[1] is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Born and raised in Brisbane, Bell played soccer as a youth before being introduced to Australian rules football at age 12. He attended Iona College in Brisbane throughout his schooling and graduated with future AFL players Tom Hickey and Josh Thomas in 2008. He joined the NEAFL's Morningside Australian 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 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]
