Tom Couch

Tom Couch
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Couch
Date of birth	(1988-06-17) 17 June 1988
Original team(s)	Collingwood (VFL)
Draft	No. 24, 2012 Rookie Draft, Melbourne
Height / weight	177 cm / 79 kg
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Richmond (VFL)
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2012–2013	Melbourne	3 (0)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 2013.

Thomas "Tom" Couch (born 17 June 1988) is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for the Collingwood (VFL) team.^[1] He previously played three games in two seasons for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) but was delisted at the end of the 2013 season.^[2]

Couch was recruited by Melbourne in the 2012 Rookie Draft with pick number 24. He made his debut in round 16, 2012, against Fremantle at Docklands Stadium. While playing with the Casey Scorpions (Melbourne reserves) in 2012, Couch won the Gardiner Clark Medal as the Casey Scorpions best and fairest for the season.^[3] Couch also came second in the 2012 Liston Trophy.^[4]

Couch is the son of Brownlow Medal winner Paul Couch.^[5]

References

↑ Paton, Al (4 January 2014). "Axed, retired AFL players to line up interstate, in bush and in suburbs in 2014". Herald Sun. News Ltd. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
↑ Paxinos, Stathi (11 September 2013). "Melbourne cleanout begins with five players delisted". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
↑ McGrath, Brad (9 October 2012). "VFL: Scorps medal goes to Couch". Casey Weekly. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
↑ Burgan, Matt (13 September 2012). "McKenzie wins third Coach's Award". Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
↑ Wade, Nick (12 July 2012). "Perseverance pays off for Melbourne rookie Tom Couch". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 15 July 2012.

External links

Tom Couch's profile on the official website of the Melbourne Football Club
Tom Couch's statistics from AFL Tables

2012 AFL rookie draft

First round	1. Sam Frost 2. Kyal Horsley 3. Darren Pfeiffer 4. Justin Clarke 5. Rory Laird 6. Jai Sheehan 7. Addam Maric 8. Lee Spurr 9. Lin Jong 10. Max Warren 11. Lauchlan Dalgleish 12. Sam Dunell 13. Shane Biggs 14. Tom Bell 15. Michael Mascoulis 16. Broc McCauley 17. Lachlan Smith 18. Cam Eardley

Second round	20. Andrew McQualter 21. Danny Butcher 22. Stephen Wrigley 23. Dylan Orval 24. Tom Couch 25. Ben Darrou 26. Haiden Schloithe 27. Tom Campbell 28. Brad Mangan 29. Cory Dell'Olio 30. Cameron Shenton 31. Campbell Heath 32. Nick Heyne 33. Callum Papertalk 34. Amos Frank 35. Marley Williams 36. Jackson Sheringham

Third round	38. Michael Coad 40. Jack Crisp 41. Tim McIntyre 42. James Magner 43. Steven Verrier 44. Sam Menegola 45. Alex Greenwood 46. Malcolm Lynch 47. Mark Baguley 48. Jordan Staley 50. Frazer Dale 51. Simon Tunbridge 52. Andrew Boseley 53. Trent Stubbs 54. Mark Blicavs

Fourth round	57. Richard Newell (NSWSE) 58. Will Young 59. Leigh Williams 60. Gibson Turner 61. Jordan Wilson-King 62. Jack Redpath 63. Sam Gibson 64. Hal Hunter 65. Darren Minchington 67. Matthew Lodge (NSWSE) 68. Brad Dick 69. Adam Pattison 70. Daniel Farmer

Fifth round	73. James Craig 74. Piva Wright 75. Clancee Pearce 76. Mark Austin 77. Gavin Urquhart 78. Brendan Lee 81. Caolan Mooney

Sixth round	85. Anthony Long 87. Michael Hartley (NSWSE)

Seventh round	89. Ben Dowdell 90. John Heslin

Eighth round	93. Harry Cunningham 94. Josh Hall 95. Jack Lynch (NSWSE) 96. Sam Michael (QPS)

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