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Key Facts

Full name
Thomas Wallis

Known as
Tom Wallis

Born
4 July 1920

Died
26 November 2001 (aged 81)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 309d
Last game: 27y 50d

Height and weight
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 83 kg

Senior clubs
Collingwood

Jumper numbers
Collingwood: 16, 25, 29

Family links
Gary Wallis (Son)

Tom Wallis

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
CollingwoodV/AFL1942-19477820.0346%———0
Total1942-19477820.0346%———0

AFL: 5,022nd player to appear, 3,120th most games played, 7,974th most goals kickedCollingwood: 445th player to appear, 247th most games played, 718th most goals kicked

A wingman and half forward flanker, Tom Wallis played with Northcote both before and after world war two, as well as briefly in 1945. Between 1942 and 1947, with the exception of the aforementioned brief stint at Northcote, he played 78 VFL games and scored two goals for Collingwood. He was an especially strong performer in finals matches, almost invariably making the best players list. He later coached the Magpies’ under 19s team while his son Gary played for Collingwood, St Kilda and West Adelaide.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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