Tom Cole (footballer)
Australian rules footballer
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Thomas Cole (born 28 May 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the West Coast Eagles with their second selection and thirty-sixth overall in the 2015 national draft.[1] He made his debut in the seventy-seven point win against Gold Coast in round 10, 2016 at Domain Stadium.[2] In round 19, 2018, Cole was nominated for the AFL Rising Star after recording 18 disposals, 11 intercept possessions and 5 rebound 50s in a 40 point loss to North Melbourne.[3] He married Lily Burke in December 2022.[4] His child Teddy Grace Cole was born in October 2023.[5]
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Cole playing for West Coast in July 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Cole | ||
| Born | 28 May 1997 | ||
| Original team | Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 36, 2015 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 10, 2016, West Coast vs. Gold Coast, at Domain Stadium | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Position | Defender / midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Coast | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2016– | West Coast | 133 (5) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 8, 2026. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 8, 2026.[6]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks | ||
# |
Played in that season's premiership team |
| 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 | West Coast | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | West Coast | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2018# | West Coast | 28 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 151 | 124 | 275 | 73 | 51 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 13.1 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2019 | West Coast | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 53 | 160 | 67 | 47 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 11.4 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | West Coast | 28 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 62 | 157 | 49 | 30 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | West Coast | 28 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 98 | 301 | 105 | 44 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 13.7 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | West Coast | 28[citation needed] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 | West Coast | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 86 | 194 | 67 | 29 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 16.2 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2024 | West Coast | 28 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 222 | 137 | 359 | 98 | 71 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 9.7 | 6.0 | 15.6 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2025 | West Coast | 28 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 156 | 139 | 295 | 90 | 53 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 16.4 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2026 | West Coast | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 | |
| Career | 133 | 5 | 5 | 1083 | 733 | 1816 | 576 | 338 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 5.5 | 13.7 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 0 | ||
Notes
- 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.
