17 Facts About Tomas Bugg

Tomas Bugg was born on 5 April 1993 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney and Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Tomas Bugg joined the Carlton Football Club as a rookie in 2019, but prior to the beginning of the premiership season, he informed the club of his decision to step away from AFL football, effective immediately.

Thomas Tomas Bugg was born to Jim and Kerry Tomas Bugg in Melbourne, Victoria; and played his junior football career with the Gembrook-Cockatoo Junior Football Club and Beaconsfield Football Club before joining the Gippsland Power in the TAC Cup as a bottom-aged player in 2010 where he played eight matches and kicked two goals, including the grand final loss against the Calder Cannons.

Tomas Bugg played eighteen matches and kicked six goals in his debut season.

Tomas Bugg played the opening six matches for the 2013 season before being omitted for the round seven match against Adelaide at Skoda Stadium, he was recalled the next week for the eighty-three point loss against Hawthorn at Aurora Stadium before being dropped again the next week.

Tomas Bugg played the next two months in the reserves for the UWS Giants in the North East Australian Football League, before returning to the senior side for the 129-point loss against Sydney at the Sydney Cricket Ground in round sixteen and played the remainder of the season, apart from the final round match against Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium.

Tomas Bugg was praised during the year by former Melbourne captain, Garry Lyon, who noted Bugg "shows leadership quality beyond his years".

Tomas Bugg returned to the senior side for the forty-five point win against Brisbane at the Gabba in round thirteen where he was a late replacement for Aidan Corr.

Tomas Bugg was involved in further incidents, which saw both St Kilda's, Maverick Weller and Fremantle's, Hayden Ballantyne suspended for striking him, and North Melbourne's, Sam Gibson suspended for rough conduct.

Tomas Bugg was ultimately cleared by the match review panel where they deemed "Riewoldt stepped into Bugg's path and he was unable to avoid contact" and he later confirmed that the collision was unintentional.

Tomas Bugg played the first twelve matches for the season before he was omitted for the first match after the mid-season bye, the round fourteen clash against Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Tomas Bugg returned to the senior side for the twenty-one point loss against Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval in round twenty and played the remainder of the season.

Tomas Bugg drew negative attention during the 33-point win against Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the annual Anzac Day eve match for two separate incidents, the first where he pushed Jack Riewoldt when he was injured and Bugg received a $1000 fine from the match review panel for "making contact with an injured player".

Tomas Bugg played every match for the season until the round 16 match against Fremantle at TIO Stadium, and played in the Victorian Football League for Melbourne's affiliate team, the Casey Scorpions, before returning to the senior side for the 29-point win against Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round 20 and played the remainder of the season in the seniors.

Tomas Bugg played eighteen matches in his first season for Melbourne and finished seventeenth in the best and fairest count.

Tomas Bugg was reported immediately and later received a six-week suspension from the Tribunal.

Tomas Bugg was delisted by Melbourne at the end of the 2018 AFL Season after playing 31 games and kicking 18 goals over his three years at the club.