Andrew Thomson (born 30 December 1972) is a former
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
er who played with the
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans are a professional Australian rules football club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Swans also field a Austral ...
in the
Australian Football League
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(AFL).
Thomson was a rover, recruited to Sydney from
Goulburn Valley Football League
The Goulburn Valley League (GVL), also known as the Goulburn Valley Football Netball League (GVFNL), is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia, Victoria.
History
The leag ...
club
Echuca
Echuca ( ) is a town on the banks of the Murray River and Campaspe River in Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. The border town of Moama is adjacent on the northern side of the Murray River in New South Wales. Echuca is the administrative cen ...
.
He made two senior appearances in the
1993 AFL season, against the
Brisbane Bears
The Brisbane Bears were a professional Australian rules football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, now known as the Brisbane Lions. Granted a Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL), licence in 1986, ...
in round eight and
Geelong
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in round nine.
[AFL Tables: Andrew Thomson]
/ref> He was the Sydney Swans Reserves Best and Fairest in 1992
References
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1972 births
Living people
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Sydney Swans players
Echuca Football Club players