Tom Bellchambers

Tom Bellchambers
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Bellchambers
Date of birth	(1989-07-09) 9 July 1989
Place of birth	Launceston, Tasmania
Original team(s)	Tasmanian Devils (TAC Cup)
Draft	#8, 2007 Pre-Season Draft
Height/Weight	202 cm / 106 kg
Position(s)	Ruckman / Forward
Club information
Current club	Essendon
Number	2
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2008–	Essendon	79 (53)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015 season.

Thomas Bellchambers (born 9 July 1989) is a professional Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted from the Tassie Mariners U18s and the Tasmanian Devils, with pick 8 in the 2007 Pre-Season Draft. He made his senior debut against Hawthorn in Round 11, 2008.

On 12 January 2016 Bellchambers was named as one of 34 past and present Essendon players found guilty over their use of illegal supplements during the 2012 AFL season. As a result, Bellchambers was suspended for twelve months, effective from November 2015, meaning he will miss the entire 2016 AFL season.^[1]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2014 season^[2]

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
Season	Team	#	Totals								Averages (per game)
2008	Essendon	44	3	0	0	7	17	24	8	6	0.0	0.0	2.3	5.7	8.0	2.7	2.0
2009	Essendon	44	6	1	2	11	25	36	15	8	0.2	0.3	1.8	4.2	6.0	2.5	1.3
2010	Essendon	44	5	1	2	21	24	45	23	8	0.2	0.4	4.2	4.8	9.0	4.6	1.6
2011	Essendon	44	13	8	2	68	72	140	44	18	0.6	0.2	5.2	5.5	10.8	3.4	1.4
2012	Essendon	44	16	10	10	113	73	186	77	21	0.6	0.6	7.1	4.6	11.6	4.8	1.3
2013	Essendon	2	18	28	11	113	72	185	72	23	1.6	0.6	6.3	4.0	10.3	4.0	1.3
2014	Essendon	2	8	3	5	41	33	74	29	14	0.4	0.6	5.1	4.1	9.2	3.6	1.8
Career			69	51	32	374	316	690	268	98	0.7	0.5	5.4	4.6	10.0	3.9	1.4

Legend
G	Goals	B	Behinds	K	Kicks	H	Handballs	D	Disposals	M	Marks	T	Tackles

References

↑ Travis King (12 January 2016). "Guilty: court bans the Essendon 34 for 2016". Australian Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
↑ "Tom Bellchambers statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 October 2012.

External links

Tom Bellchambers's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
Tom Bellchambers's statistics from AFL Tables

Essendon Football Club – current squad

1 Hibberd**
2 Bellchambers**
3 Parish
4 Watson**
5 Stanton**
6 Daniher
7 Z. Merrett
8 Gleeson
9 Goddard (c)
10 Francis
11 Zaharakis
12 Baguley (vc)
13 Fantasia
14 Ashby
15 Dempsey
16 Pears**
17 Cooney
18 Hurley**
19 Edwards
20 J. Merrett
21 Heppell**
22 Leuenberger
23 Myers**
24 Bird
25 Morgan
26 Hooker**
27 Redman
28 Brown
29 Ambrose
30 Langford
32 Colyer**
33 Laverde
34 Long*
35 Eades
36 Hartley
37 Nyuon*
38 Kommer
39 Hocking**
40 Howlett**
41 Hams*
42 Gwilt
43 McDonald-Tipungwuti*
44 McKernan
45 McKenna*
46 Wallis*
47 Kelly+
48 Stokes+
49 Dea+
50 Polkinghorne+
51 Crowley+
52 Simpkin+
53 Jamar+
54 Grimley+
55 Grima+
56 Michael+

Coach: Worsfold

* denotes rookie listed players

** denotes player(s) serving WADA suspension in 2016

+ denotes top-up players

Essendon Football Club supplements controversy

Players	Tom Bellchambers Alex Browne Jake Carlisle Travis Colyer Stewart Crameri Alwyn Davey Luke Davis Cory Dell'Olio Ricky Dyson Dustin Fletcher Scott Gumbleton Kyle Hardingham Dyson Heppell Michael Hibberd David Hille Heath Hocking Cale Hooker Ben Howlett Michael Hurley Leroy Jetta Brendan Lee Sam Lonergan Nathan Lovett-Murray Mark McVeigh Jake Melksham Angus Monfries David Myers Tayte Pears Brent Prismall Paddy Ryder Henry Slattery Brent Stanton Ariel Steinberg Jobe Watson

Administrators	Danny Corcoran Stephen Dank David Evans James Hird Paul Little Bruce Reid Dean Robinson Ian Robson Mark Thompson

Organisations	Australian Football League Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Court of Arbitration for Sport Essendon Football Club World Anti Doping Agency

Related articles	AFL seasons 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Essendon seasons 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 (Top-up players) Thymosin beta-4

2008 AFL pre-season draft

1. David Gourdis 2. Darren Pfeiffer 3. Stefan Martin 4. Scott Welsh 5. John Williams 6. Josh Head 7. Patrick McGinnity 8. Tom Bellchambers

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