Tom Gillies | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Thomas Gillies | ||
Date of birth | 7 March 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Traralgon, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Dandenong Stingrays | ||
Draft | 33rd overall, 2008 Geelong |
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Height / weight | 192cm / 89 kg | ||
Position(s) | Full Back | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2009–2012 | Geelong | 13 (1) | |
2013 | Melbourne | 2 (0) | |
Total | 15 (1) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2013.
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Thomas Gillies (born 7 March 1990) is an Australian rules footballer for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Tom began his career with the Traralgon-based Tedas Junior Football Club. He then went on to play with the Narre Warren Football Club which led to getting selected to play for the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup.
Gillies was selected by Geelong with the 33rd pick in the 2008 AFL Draft.
He made his debut in Round 15 of the 2009 AFL season against Brisbane and played in six of the last eight games of the year. At the end of the year he was awarded Geelong's best first year player award.
In 2014 he began playing for St Mary's in the Geelong Football League.