Len Thomas

This is the player profile for Leonard Thomas (a.k.a. Len Thomas), born in South Melbourne, Victoria in 1908. He played for South Melbourne, Hawthorn and North Melbourne in the VFL/AFL, winning a premiership with South Melbourne in 1933. He played for Sturt-South in the SANFL. Thomas also coached Hawthorn and North Melbourne.

Player Details

Name: Leonard Thomas
Alias: Len Thomas
DOB: 20/07/1908
POB: South Melbourne, Victoria
DOD: 17/08/1943
POD: Salamaua, Territory of New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
Height: 179cm
Weight: 80kg

Player History

  • VFL/AFL History: (1927-1934, 1936-1940) - 209 matches, 78 goals
  • SANFL History: (1942) - 3 matches, 0 goals

Player Accolades

  • VFL/AFL Accolades:
    • South Melbourne (1927-1934, 1936-1938)
      • 187 matches played for South Melbourne in the VFL/AFL, with 14 as captain
      • 1933 premiership won with South Melbourne in the VFL/AFL
    • Hawthorn (1939)
      • 16 matches played for Hawthorn in the VFL/AFL, with 16 as captain
    • North Melbourne (1940)
      • 6 matches played for North Melbourne in the VFL/AFL, with 1 as captain
  • SANFL Accolades:
    • Sturt-South (1942)
      • 3 matches played for Sturt-South in the SANFL

Season History

Season Premiership Team Matches Goals Rounds
1927 VFL Season South Melbourne 12 0 R06-13, R15-18
1928 VFL Season South Melbourne 18 0 R01-18
1929 VFL Season South Melbourne 15 0 R01-05, R09-18
1930 VFL Season South Melbourne 18 0 R01-18
1931 VFL Season South Melbourne 16 1 R01-02, R05-18
1932 VFL Season South Melbourne 17 1 R01-11, R13-17, SF
1933 VFL Season South Melbourne 19 6 R01-06, R08-18, SF, GF
1934 VFL Season South Melbourne 21 0 R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1936 VFL Season South Melbourne 15 6 R01-07, R14-18, SF, PF, GF
1937 VFL Season South Melbourne 18 18 R01-18
1938 VFL Season South Melbourne 18 22 R01-18
1939 VFL Season Hawthorn 16 15 R01-09, R12-18
1940 VFL Season North Melbourne 6 9 R01-03, R06-08
1942 SANFL Season Sturt-South 3 0 R02-04

Captain History

The season history for match day captaincy.

Season Premiership Team Matches Rounds
1938 VFL Season South Melbourne 14 R03, R05-15, R17-18
1939 VFL Season Hawthorn 16 R01-09, R12-18
1940 VFL Season North Melbourne 1 R07