Tom Jonas

Thomas Jonas (born 9 January 1991) is a professional Australian rules football player at the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He made his first appearance at the senior level in the 2011 AFL season.[1] Jonas, along with John Butcher, made his debut in Round 21, against Hawthorn, in the match where Port Adelaide were defeated by 165 points.[2] To date it remains the worst defeat suffered by any player in his debut match in VFL/AFL history.[3]

Tom Jonas
Jonas playing for Port Adelaide in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Thomas Jonas
Date of birth (1991-01-09) 9 January 1991
Original team(s) Rostrevor College / Norwood (SANFL)
Draft No. 16, 2011 rookie draft
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Port Adelaide
Number 1
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2011– Port Adelaide 139 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He was suspended for six matches in 2016 for intentionally striking West Coast's Andrew Gaff, leaving Gaff unconscious for two minutes.[4] After his suspension expired, Jonas did not play again that season due to a hamstring injury. In 2018, he said that "it felt like he was suspended for half a year".[5][6]

Jonas was appointee co-captain alongside teammate Ollie Wines in the 2019 season. The following year he assumed sole responsibility for the captaincy, with Wines made vice-captain.[7]

Personal life

Jonas is a Law graduate, having completed his study at The University of Adelaide.[8]

References
  1. "Thomas Jonas Player Profile, Port Adelaide Football Club". portadelaidefc.com.au.
  2. Tom Jonas's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  3. "Hawthorn v Port Adelaide - Sat, 13-Aug-2011 2:10 PM". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  4. Port Adelaide's Tom Jonas gets six-week suspension from AFL tribunal for hit on Andrew Gaff, ABC, 24 May 2016
  5. Gaskin, Lee (7 August 2018). "'He's still a human being': Jonas feels for Gaff". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  6. Rucci, Michelangelo (11 August 2016). "Out-of-contract Power defender Tom Jonas working toward new deal at Alberton". The Australian. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  7. "Port Adelaide do away with co-captaincy model after one season". News.com.au. 6 December 2019.
  8. Brad Ebert: From little things, defender Tom Jonas grows, Brad Ebert, Adelaide Now, 18 April 2014


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.