Tom Sparrow (Australian footballer)

Thomas Frank Sparrow (born 31 May 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Growing up in the Adelaide Hills, Sparrow attended Scott Creek Primary and began his footballing career at Bridgewater Football Club. He was drafted by Melbourne with their first selection and twenty-seventh overall in the 2018 national draft He made his debut in the twenty-six point loss to at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the opening round of the 2019 season as a late inclusion replacing injured teammate Jordan Lewis. On 17 March 2022 Sparrow signed a two-year contract extension with Melbourne.

Statistics
Updated to the end of round 8, 2024.

! colspan=3 | Career ! 82 !! 31 !! 24 !! 617 !! 535 !! 1152 !! 217 !! 275 !! 0.4 !! 0.3 !! 7.5 !! 6.5 !! 14.0 !! 2.6 !! 3.4
 * 2019 || || 32
 * 2 || 1 || 0 || 17 || 5 || 22 || 2 || 8 || 0.5 || 1.0 || 8.5 || 2.5 || 11.0 || 1.0 || 4.0
 * 2020 || || 32
 * 5 || 2 || 1 || 26 || 30 || 56 || 9 || 13 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 5.2 || 6.0 || 11.2 || 1.8 || 2.6
 * scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 2021# || || 32
 * 21 || 7 || 4 || 102 || 84 || 186 || 40 || 57 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 4.9 || 4.0 || 8.9 || 1.9 || 2.7
 * 2022 || || 32
 * 23 || 7 || 8 || 189 || 182 || 371 || 69 || 78 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 8.2 || 7.9 || 16.1 || 3.0 || 3.4
 * 2023 || || 32
 * 23 || 11 || 8 || 213 || 182 || 395 || 70 || 81 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 9.3 || 7.9 || 17.2 || 3.0 || 3.5
 * 2024 || || 32
 * 8 || 3 || 1 || 70 || 52 || 122 || 26 || 38 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 8.8 || 6.5 || 15.3 || 3.3 || 4.8
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 * 2023 || || 32
 * 23 || 11 || 8 || 213 || 182 || 395 || 70 || 81 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 9.3 || 7.9 || 17.2 || 3.0 || 3.5
 * 2024 || || 32
 * 8 || 3 || 1 || 70 || 52 || 122 || 26 || 38 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 8.8 || 6.5 || 15.3 || 3.3 || 4.8
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 * }

Notes

Honours and achievements
Team
 * AFL premiership player : 2021
 * McClelland Trophy : 2021