Tom Jonas

Not to be confused with Tom Jones (disambiguation) or Tom Jones (singer).

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 (age 33)
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
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2011–2023 Port Adelaide 215 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 23 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Thomas Jonas (born 9 January 1991) is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for 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 former teammate John Butcher, made his debut in round 21, against Hawthorn 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]

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 missed the rest of the 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 appointed 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]

In August 2023, Jonas announced that he would retire following the conclusion of the 2023 season.[8]

Statistics

Updated to end of round 4, 2022.[9]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
  ±  
 Won that season's 
Brownlow Medal
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2011 Port Adelaide 42 4 0 0 10 21 31 3 8 0.0 0.0 2.5 5.25 7.75 0.75 2.0
2012 Port Adelaide 42 9 0 0 47 48 95 21 23 0.0 0.0 5.22 5.33 10.5 2.33 2.55
2013 Port Adelaide 42 21 0 1 125 140 265 66 49 0.0 0.04 5.95 6.66 12.6 3.14 2.33
2014 Port Adelaide 42 22 1 0 189 144 333 111 48 0.04 0.0 8.59 5.18 15.1 5.04 2.18
2015 Port Adelaide 42 17 0 0 100 128 228 62 39 0.0 0.0 5.88 7.52 13.4 3.64 2.29
2016 Port Adelaide 42 9 0 1 63 51 114 32 20 0.0 0.11 7.0 5.66 12.6 3.55 2.22
2017 Port Adelaide 42 21 0 0 186 100 286 111 54 0.0 0.0 8.85 4.76 13.6 5.28 2.57
2018 Port Adelaide 42 18 0 0 215 86 301 141 35 0.0 0.0 11.9 4.77 16.7 7.83 1.94
2019 Port Adelaide 42 18 0 0 197 86 283 95 36 0.0 0.0 10.9 4.77 15.7 5.27 2.0
2020[a] Port Adelaide 1 19 0 1 138 68 206 76 30 0.0 0.05 7.26 0.27 10.8 4.0 1.57
2021 Port Adelaide 1 24 0 0 260 94 354 133 37 0.0 0.0 10.8 3.91 14.75 5.54 1.54
2022 Port Adelaide 1 4 0 0 38 19 57 24 10 0.0 0.0 9.5 4.75 14.25 6 2.5
Career 186 1 3 1568 985 2553 873 389 0.0 0.0 9.5 4.75 14.25 6 2.5


Personal life

Jonas is a Law graduate, having completed his study at The University of Adelaide. [10]

Notes

  1. ^ 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.

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. ^ Founten, Loukas (22 August 2023). "Jonas announces his retirement". Port Adelaide Football Club. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Nat Fyfe". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  10. ^ Brad Ebert: From little things, defender Tom Jonas grows, Brad Ebert, Adelaide Now, 18 April 2014
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