Full name Tom Sheridan Name Tom Sheridan Original team Calder Cannons Current club Fremantle Career start 2012 | Position(s) Defender Weight 76 kg Height/Weight 187cm / 82kg Height 1.85 m | |
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Date of birth (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 (age 22) Draft #16, 2011 National Draft, Fremantle Role Australian rules footballer Profiles | ||
Tom Sheridan (born 28 October 1993) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Originally from Riddells Creek, Victoria, Sheridan attended Essendon Keilor College and played junior football for the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup. He showed his endurance at the AFL pre-draft testing, finishing in the top two percent of participants in the beep test and 3 km run. He represented Victoria Metro at the 2011 AFL Under 18 Championships and was named in the TAC Cup Team of the Year.
He was drafted by Fremantle with their first selection, 16th overall, in the 2011 AFL Draft.
Sheridan played his first game for Fremantle in the final round of the 2012 AFL season against the Melbourne Football Club after performing well in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) for Peel Thunder.