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Full name
Thomas Drummond
Known as
Tom Drummond
Born
6 August 1897
Died
26 May 1970 (aged 72)
Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 302d
Last game: 29y 36d
Height and weight
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 68 kg
Senior clubs
Collingwood; South Melbourne
Jumper numbers
Collingwood: 8, 7, 5, 6
South Melbourne: 30
Recruited from
Collingwood (1926)
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Collingwood | V/AFL | 1916-1922 | 94 | 6 | 0.06 | 61% | — | — | — | 0 |
South Melbourne | V/AFL | 1926 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 80% | — | — | — | 0 |
V/AFL | 1916-1922, 1926 | 99 | 7 | 0.07 | 62% | — | — | — | 0 | |
Total | 1916-1922, 1926 | 99 | 7 | 0.07 | 62% | — | — | — | 0 |
AFL: 2,246th player to appear, 2,463rd most games played, 5,554th most goals kickedCollingwood: 226th player to appear, 200th most games played, 534th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 394th player to appear, 1,019th most games played, 905th most goals kicked
Tom Drummond was a fine player for Collingwood in 94 VFL games between 1916 and 1922. He was a member of Magpie premiership teams in 1917 and 1919 and represented Victoria in 1921 and 1922. Most commonly used as a wingman he was intelligent, pacy and a good ball handler. He also had exceptional aerial ability for such a comparatively short (170cm) individual. He skippered the Magpies in his last season with them. After three seasons away from the VFL scene Drummond made a comeback in 1926 with South Melbourne for whom he added a final 5 games to give him a career tally of 99.
Author - John Devaney