Tom Fullarton
Australian rules footballer and basketball player
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Tom Adrian Fullarton[1] (born 23 February 1999) is a former professional Australian rules footballer and basketball player who played for the Brisbane Lions and Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the Brisbane Bullets in the National Basketball League (NBL).
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| Born | 23 February 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2016–2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016–2018 | Brisbane Bullets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basketball career
2016 FIBA U-17 World Cup (Australia)
Fullarton was named captain of the Australian 2016 under 17 world cup squad.[2] The team couldn't make it past the quarter-finals going down 74–63 to host nation Spain. The Australian national team coach, Andrej Lemanis stated he was "Boomers material".[3]
Brisbane Bullets (2016–2018)
Fullarton was signed as a development player for the Brisbane Bullets, who were coached by Lemanis, in 2016 for their 2016–17 season when the Bullets rejoined the league after previously losing their licence in 2008. On 21 January 2017, the team released Jermaine Beal from the roster and signed Fullarton to a full contract for the 2017–2018 season.[4] In May 2018, Fullarton announced he would leave the Bullets and basketball to play for Australian rules football for the Brisbane Lions in the AFL.[5]
AFL career
Brisbane Lions (2018–2023)
Fullarton spent the 2018 and 2019 seasons playing in the North East Australian Football League.[6] He made his debut appearance in Round 13 of the 2020 AFL Season against St. Kilda coming off the bench, kicking one goal and two behinds. He kicked his first career AFL goal in the third quarter. The Lions won by two over St. Kilda 50 (6.14) to 48 (7.6).
Melbourne (2024–2025)
Fullarton was traded to the Melbourne Football Club on 13 October 2023 for a third round national draft pick.
In two seasons at the Demons, Fullarton played two senior games, before being delisted at the end of the 2025 season.[7]
Statistics
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| 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 | |||||
| 2020[a] | Brisbane Lions | 47 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 73 | 125 | 22 | 21 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 10.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2022 | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2023 | Brisbane Lions | 21[8] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2024 | Melbourne | 33[9] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2025 | Melbourne | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Career[10] | 21 | 6 | 4 | 85 | 96 | 181 | 36 | 29 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 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.
