34 Facts About Tom Barrass

Thomas Donald Barrass was born on 8 October 1995 and is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Tom Barrass has played as a key defender since his junior career with Claremont.

Tom Barrass was drafted by West Coast with pick 43 of the 2013 national draft, but did not make his senior debut until round 17 of the 2015 AFL season.

Tom Barrass was nominated for the 2016 AFL Rising Star and won a premiership with West Coast in 2018.

Tom Barrass grew up in the Perth suburb of Scarborough and played for Scarborough Junior Football Club.

Tom Barrass underwent a growth spurt and was recruited by his zoned Western Australian Football League club Claremont.

Tom Barrass suffered two injuries which restricted him to three games for Claremont's colts in 2012.

Tom Barrass rebounded to captain Claremont in their 2013 colts premiership.

Tom Barrass recorded 18 disposals in Claremont's six-point grand final victory over South Fremantle, and believed he was close to lining up for the senior side before dislocating his finger.

Tom Barrass played for Western Australia in the 2013 AFL Under 18 Championships, where he was mentored by fellow backman and then-West Coast captain Darren Glass.

Tom Barrass recorded an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank above 98 and contemplated attending university to study medicine.

Tom Barrass was drafted by West Coast with pick 43 of the 2013 national draft, their third selection.

In January, prior to the 2014 AFL season, Tom Barrass underwent an arthroscopy to repair a torn hip joint, ruling him out of training for three months.

Tom Barrass played a further seven reserves games for the year.

Tom Barrass made his WAFL senior debut against Peel Thunder in round 5 of the 2015 season, recording nine marks.

Simpson was happy with Tom Barrass's performance, saying "it's good to get exposure in such a big game", and noted the side's scarcity of key defenders after Will Schofield injured his calf.

Tom Barrass played two more matches to end the year; round 18 versus Gold Coast and round 22 against Adelaide.

Tom Barrass missed the first half of the 2016 AFL season but replaced Eric Mackenzie in round 12 after the defender fell ill.

Tom Barrass retained his spot for the majority of the second half of the season, culminating in a 2016 AFL Rising Star nomination after a twenty-nine point win against Adelaide in round 23.

Tom Barrass said he had been galvanised by his previous match against Adelaide in 2015, when he had been outplayed by their forwards.

Tom Barrass went on to play in his first AFL finals series, but only managed an elimination final after West Coast were knocked out by the Western Bulldogs.

Tom Barrass had eleven disposals and took six marks; his performance was rated a 6 out of 10 by AFL.

Post-season, Tom Barrass won West Coast's Rookie of the Year award.

Ahead of the 2017 AFL season, Fox Sports journalists Riley Beveridge and Ben Waterworth named Tom Barrass 'the rising star' at West Coast and a 'lock' in their defence.

Tom Barrass returned to pre-season training in improved condition after feeling 'pretty fat' near the conclusion of the 2016 season.

Tom Barrass signed a contract extension prior to the 2017 JLT Community Series, tying him to West Coast until the end of 2019.

Tom Barrass returned against Geelong in round 13 and played the remaining games of the season, including the elimination and semi-finals.

Tom Barrass played on Sydney forward Lance Franklin in round 1 of the 2018 AFL season and conceded three goals in the opening term.

West Coast captain Shannon Hurn was confident Tom Barrass was not shaken by the experience.

Tom Barrass returned for West Coast's finals campaign and played on Mason Cox in the qualifying final.

However, Cox improved in the second half and finished with seven marks and two goals, while Tom Barrass recorded ten marks and 17 disposals.

Tom Barrass signed a contract extension until the end of 2022 after the grand final.

Tom Barrass was ranked as 'elite' by Champion Data ahead of the 2019 AFL season.

Tom Barrass kicked the first goal of his AFL career in the first round of the 2022 season, his 100th game.