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Tuth "Tom" Jok (born 1 January 1997) is a Sudanese born Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Jok attended Elsternwick Primary School after moving to Australia from Sudan as a young boy before moving to Pakenham Grammar then eventually moving to St Kevin’s College. There, he was a star in the 1st XVIII Australian rules football team for a number of years in multiple roles. He continued to play football for St Kevin's Old Boys, winning the VAFA flag whilst also playing for the Collingwood VFL side. Jok trained alongside St Kilda during the off season, winning their 2 km time trial and gaining praise from player Dan Hannebery.

Following this, he was selected at pick #8 in the 2019 Rookie draft. He made his senior debut against Collingwood in Round 23 of the 2019 season. Jok was delisted by the Essendon Football Club after only one year, managing to play just the one AFL match.

References

1. Niall, Jake (22 August 2019), "Selection mayhem for Dons on eve of finals", The Age
2. Ilanbey, Sumeyya (21 August 2019), "Essendon rookie Tom Jok set for AFL debut on Friday night", The Age
3. Hope, Shayne (27 November 2018), "Halls Creek prodigy Irving Mosquito abuzz at Essendon", PerthNow
4. "AFL 2020 pre-season: Essendon delistings, Zac Clarke, Tom Jok, Jake Long, Trent Mynott delisted, Bombers news". Fox Sports. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.

External links

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

• 1997 births
• Living people
• People from Upper Nile (state)
• Essendon Football Club players
• South Sudanese emigrants to Australia
• Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
• South Sudanese players of Australian rules football
• People educated at St Kevin's College, Melbourne
• 21st-century Australian sportsmen