Roach is the son of former Richmond champion Michael Roach and was drafted to the Richmond Football Club at pick 37 in the 2003 AFL Draft under the father-son rule. He was delisted by Richmond at the end of the 2006 season.
Roach, an on-baller, managed eight games in 2004, his debut season, but played just one game in 2005, mostly playing in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with Richmond's affiliateCoburg. Despite solid form, he struggled to push for selection and managed just two senior games for the 2006 season, both against the West Coast Eagles. In these two games, he collected a total of fourteen possessions – 9 in round 3, and 5 in round 22. These two games took his career total of games to 11, as at the end of the 2006 season. In these 11 games, he had a total of 80 possessions.
At Richmond, Thomas wore the number 8 guernsey of his legendary father for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. The Tigers had hoped for his potential to develop, but after he had struggled to win a place in the senior side in 2006, they decided to delist him.
Thomas Roach grew up in Richmond, Victoria and played for Richmond Junior Football Club up to and including the Under 15s level. He completed the final two years of his junior career with the Greythorn Falcons Football Club where in 2001 he was named the Best and Fairest player in the Colts competition of the Yarra Junior Football League ; he was the first and so far only AFL player to have played for RJFC. Which an award is named after him, for being the first AFL player. It is presented to a player in tackers who shows attributes of becoming an AFL player.
He is recently retired after playing for the Swan Districts Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and is now a teacher by profession at SEDA College, teaching an AFL class located in Preston - affiliated with the Collingwood Football Club.
External linksedit
Tom Roach's profile on the official website of the Richmond Football Club
Tom Roach's playing statistics from AFL Tables
May 01, 2024
roach, footballer, thomas, roach, born, september, 1985, former, australian, rules, footballer, played, australian, football, league, thomas, roachpersonal, informationdate, birth, 1985, september, 1985, original, team, carey, grammar, oakleigh, chargersdraft3. Thomas Roach born 2 September 1985 is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League AFL Thomas RoachPersonal informationDate of birth 1985 09 02 2 September 1985 age 38 Original team s Carey Grammar Oakleigh ChargersDraft37th overall 2003 National Draft F S Height183 cm 6 ft 0 in Weight93 kg 205 lb Position s MidfielderPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 2004 2006Richmond11 1 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2006 Career highlightsWAFL Premiership Player 2010Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Roach is the son of former Richmond champion Michael Roach and was drafted to the Richmond Football Club at pick 37 in the 2003 AFL Draft under the father son rule He was delisted by Richmond at the end of the 2006 season Roach an on baller managed eight games in 2004 his debut season but played just one game in 2005 mostly playing in the Victorian Football League VFL with Richmond s affiliate Coburg Despite solid form he struggled to push for selection and managed just two senior games for the 2006 season both against the West Coast Eagles In these two games he collected a total of fourteen possessions 9 in round 3 and 5 in round 22 These two games took his career total of games to 11 as at the end of the 2006 season In these 11 games he had a total of 80 possessions At Richmond Thomas wore the number 8 guernsey of his legendary father for the 2005 and 2006 seasons The Tigers had hoped for his potential to develop but after he had struggled to win a place in the senior side in 2006 they decided to delist him Thomas Roach grew up in Richmond Victoria and played for Richmond Junior Football Club up to and including the Under 15s level He completed the final two years of his junior career with the Greythorn Falcons Football Club where in 2001 he was named the Best and Fairest player in the Colts competition of the Yarra Junior Football League he was the first and so far only AFL player to have played for RJFC Which an award is named after him for being the first AFL player It is presented to a player in tackers who shows attributes of becoming an AFL player Roach played the 2007 season for the North Ballarat Football Club in the VFL He is recently retired after playing for the Swan Districts Football Club in the West Australian Football League WAFL and is now a teacher by profession at SEDA College teaching an AFL class located in Preston affiliated with the Collingwood Football Club External links editTom Roach s profile on the official website of the Richmond Football Club Tom Roach s playing statistics from AFL Tables Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Roach footballer amp oldid 1138915999, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
