Tom Keough (born 10 October 1991) is an Australian rules football player. He is captain of the West Adelaide Football Club in 2018.

Tom Keough
Personal information
Full name Thomas Keough
Date of birth (1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Pinnaroo, South Australia
Original team(s) Pinnaroo Supa Roos
Height 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 91 kg (201 lb)
Other occupation PE Teacher
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2012–2015 West Adelaide 59 (23)
2016 Gold Coast Suns Reserves 14 (1)
2017–2022 West Adelaide 82 (73)
Total 155 (97)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2015, 2018, 2022 South Australia 3 (0)
Total 3 (0)
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Keough grew up in the Murray Mallee and played junior football for the Pinnaroo Supa Roos in the Mallee Football League. He was recruited to the West Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and played in its 2015 premiership side. In the 2016 AFL rookie draft he was selected by the Gold Coast Suns. He returned to West Adelaide after the 2016 season.[1]

Keough won the Fos Williams Medal as the best South Australian player in their Inter-State match in 2015 against Western Australia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Keam, Patrick (15 January 2018). "Former Gold Coast rookie Tom Keough to captain West Adelaide". CoastCity Weekly Messenger. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. ^ Capel, Andrew (15 November 2015). "AFL draft 2015: Mature-aged Tom Keough is ready to fire". Adelaide Advertiser. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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