Tom Emmett (footballer)
Australian rules footballer (born 2001)
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Tom Emmett (born 30 November 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sturt Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He previously played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Adelaide, South Australia
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Emmett with the SANFL representative team in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
30 November 2001 Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Original team | Sturt | ||
| Draft | No. 41, 2022 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 23, 2023, Fremantle vs. Port Adelaide, at Optus Stadium | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2023–2024 | Fremantle | 15 (11) | |
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
Emmett was born in Adelaide, South Australia. Just before Emmett's 17th birthday in November 2018 he was diagnosed with a world-first subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[1]
Before being drafted by Fremantle, Emmett played for Sturt in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).[2]
AFL career
Emmett was taken with pick no.41 in the 2022 AFL draft by the Fremantle Football Club.[3] Emmett spent the majority of his first season playing for Fremantle’s reserve side, Peel Thunder, in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).
In 2023, Emmett played 17 games for Peel, including the Grand Final loss to East Fremantle, and kicking 15 goals.[4] Ahead of Fremantle's Round 23 clash against Port Adelaide Emmett was called up for his AFL debut.[5] On debut Emmett performed well kicking 2 goals and having 13 disposals in a 16-point defeat.[6]
Emmett was delisted by Fremantle at the end of the 2024 season.[7]
