Thom is an AFL journalist at Sportskeeda who writes news, listicles, game analysis and features. An English language teacher with a Writing and Journalism Major, he has a total experience of 4 years across companies such as GCSuncast, Roar, Zero Hanger and Rookie Central. A highly experienced writer, editor and assessor of written English, Thom cross-checks facts using multiple sources for his articles and strives to maintain an impartial tone in them. <br /> <br /> A state level athletics and football player in his teens, Thom first got interested in AFL in 1987 after the Brisbane Bears joined the league. He supports his home team, the Gold Coast Suns and his favorite player is midfielder Touk Miller, who he admires for always working extremely hard to reach his best physical self despite having obvious limitations. His favorite manager is Craig Cameron for the astute decisions taken by him in rebuilding the Suns list. <br /> <br /> Jim Stynes lumbering through the mark and giving Gary Buckenara a 15m penalty to kick the goal and put Hawthorn through to the 1988 Grand Final is a moment Thom cherishes a lot. If allowed to alter a rule in AFL, he would change the 15-meter kicks to 10 meters, which would stop tiny kicks but allowing teams to play more freely. <br /> <br /> When not working, Thom loves to ride his bike, walk his dog, and mess around in the garden.
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