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Key Facts

Full name
Thomas Tribe

Known as
Tom Tribe

Born
4 February 1919

Died
24 December 1991 (aged 72)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 91d
Last game: 27y 194d

Height and weight
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 79 kg

Senior clubs
Footscray

Jumper numbers
Footscray: 25

Family links
George Tribe (Brother)

Tom Tribe

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
FootscrayV/AFL1939-194610150.0559%———0
Total1939-194610150.0559%———0

AFL: 4,699th player to appear, 2,449th most games played, 6,283rd most goals kickedFootscray: 248th player to appear, 135th most games played, 490th most goals kicked

Tom Tribe was a useful defender who gave Footscray good service in 101 VFL games between 1939 and 1946. He played for Yarraville in the VFA before arriving at the Western Oval. A younger brother, George, also played for Footscray and indeed the pair’s careers overlapped to some extent.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers by Russell Holmesby & Jim Main; Wikipedia article

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.