Tom Papley

Sydney

ForwardForward Pocket Left #11 Active

Career games: 216
Debut: 2016

Player Information

Height 178 cm

Age 30 years

Date of Birth 13-Jul-1996

AFL Debut 2016

Drafted: Pick #14 — 2015 Rookie Draft by Sydney

Accolades

Player bio

A career in numbers

Tom Papley made his AFL debut for Sydney in 2016 and has played 216 games for the club. Sydney selected him with pick 14 in the 2015 rookie draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was left forward pocket. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 3.6 marks and 2.4 tackles per game and scored 337 goals and 260 behinds. He played 20 games in his debut season, kicking 29 goals. His highest recorded season total is 43 goals, from 23 games in 2021 at an average of 1.9 per game. 2021 also has the highest per-game average among seasons with at least five appearances and complete goal records.

His honours include an All-Australian selection.

Selected seasons: goals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2021	23	43	1.87
2025	11	10	0.91
2026	20	33	1.65

About these season figures

Compared 11 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and goals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year	Round	Team	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	POS	APOS	#	D	K	HB	M	G	B	T	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	CM	M50	1%	BO	GA	TOG	EFF	MIN	SC	DT	MG	GBG	CC	SCL	TO	SP	CO1	COW%	INT	CBA%	SOG	SHACC%	GACC%	SI	PA	CBA	KI%	RC	EK	KE%	T50	APR	D50P	DMP	AMP	A50P	Tagged
2026	PF	SYD	vs FRE	L	71-83	S.C.G.	FWD	FPL	11	13	10	3	1	1	3	3	2	0	1	8	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	2	1	82%	54%	103	73	59	340	4	0	1	3	1	2	50	2	0%	5	80%	20%	6	12	0	0%	0	5	50%	2	9.9	0	2	2	6	—
2026	QF	SYD	vs BRL	W	141-88	S.C.G.	FWD	FPL	11	16	13	3	1	5	1	3	4	0	2	10	7	3	4	1	0	1	1	1	4	82%	81%	109	142	92	459	7	0	2	4	0	0	0	3	0%	6	100%	83.3%	13	11	0	0%	1	11	84.6%	1	23.1	0	4	6	7	—
2026	24	SYD	vs NME	W	123-70	S.C.G.	FWD	FPL	11	17	12	5	2	1	3	4	5	0	2	6	11	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	75%	47%	97	85	77	448	5	0	2	4	0	0	0	1	25.8%	5	80%	20%	11	19	8	0%	0	3	25%	3	11.4	0	1	6	10	—
2026	23	SYD	@ ESS	W	112-76	MCG	FWD	FPL	11	10	2	8	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	3	8	2	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	71%	80%	89	42	33	142	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	25.8%	0	0%	0%	4	13	8	0%	0	1	50%	2	4.6	0	4	6	1	—
2026	22	SYD	vs PTA	W	167-70	S.C.G.	FWD	FPL	11	18	9	9	1	3	1	3	4	1	1	5	11	4	0	1	0	1	1	5	2	74%	78%	96	88	76	296	5	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	17.5%	4	100%	75%	8	12	7	0%	0	6	66.7%	3	18.4	1	6	5	4	—