Lindsay Thomas (footballer, born 1988) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lindsay Thomas
Thomas playing for North Melbourne in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-02-29) 29 February 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Port Lincoln, Australia
Original team	Port Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft	No. 53, 2006 national draft No. 12, 2017 rookie draft
Position(s)	Forward
Career highlights
2× North Melbourne leading goalkicker: 2010, 2013

Lindsay Thomas (born February 29, 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer. He played for two major teams, North Melbourne and Port Adelaide, in the top Australian Football League (AFL).

Playing in the AFL

Lindsay Thomas was chosen by the North Melbourne Kangaroos in the 2006 AFL Draft. He quickly showed his talent, kicking four goals in his very first pre-season game. This was against Collingwood in the 2007 NAB Cup.

Starting His Career

Thomas played his first official AFL game in Round 1 of the 2007 season. He didn't score any goals in that game. However, he kicked five "behinds," which are worth one point each in Australian rules football.

Top Goalkicker

In 2010, Lindsay Thomas became North Melbourne's leading goalkicker. He scored 29 goals that season. This included an amazing 7 goals in one game against Carlton in Round 12.

The 2011 season was a bit tough for Thomas. He found it hard to kick accurately at goal. At one point, he was even taken out of the main team. He finished that season with 21 goals but also 36 behinds.

Improving His Game

In 2012, Thomas worked hard and greatly improved his accuracy. He kicked 38 goals and only 19 behinds that season. This was his highest number of goals in a single season so far. He played 19 games and only failed to score a goal in three of them.

A special moment came in Round 12, 2012, when he played his 100th AFL game. This milestone match was against Gold Coast.

Career Best Season

The year 2013 was Lindsay Thomas's best season yet. He scored an impressive 53 goals. He also finished seventh in the Coleman Medal. This award goes to the player who kicks the most goals in the AFL season. For a "small forward" player like him, this was the highest position achieved that year.

Thomas continued to play strongly in 2014, scoring 45 goals in 23 games. He kept up his good form in 2015 and 2016, kicking 34 and 37 goals respectively. He played in almost all games during these years.

Moving to Port Adelaide

After the 2017 season, North Melbourne decided not to keep Thomas on their team. However, Port Adelaide was interested in him. They chose him in the 2017 AFL rookie draft.

Thomas made his first appearance for Port Adelaide in Round 5 of the 2018 season. He kicked one goal in that game, which was against Geelong.