Traded Thomas Berry (2018-2022)
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Fantastic article and I am so glad that they both made it to our club.
Jarrod and Hugh along with Fages and Noble were the beginning of the re-born Brisbane Lions IMO.
Couldn't agree more....definately seems that way to me too.
A friend who lives in Horsham knew their mum, said she was a fantastic person. It comes through in the boys and what the dad has done since her passing makes him father of the decade imo. To go to the lengths he does to get to matches is quite remarkable.
Mark of the Year: Tom Berry
In his first game, Tom Berry took an incredible mark in the dying minutes of a tight game.
very surprised no one else posted this video. I hope it works ok. Very promising debut by Tom. Pity he didn’t kick the goal. still a lot to look forward to in the future
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Fagan says Berry will bring hardness to Lions forward line
Thomas Berry will make his AFL debut alongside brother Jarrod for the Lions tomorrow, joining other notable sibling pairs like the Scott and Voss brothers to represent the club. Coach Chris Fagan’s hope is that the partnership becomes a long-term one.
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Pretty important off-season for Tom. He has 2 more years contract wise i believe but you always want to be improving. Needs to clean up a few things skill wise and aerobic fitness but he definitely is hard as a cats head so no problems there.
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Berry Ready for Consistency after 'Challenging Year'
Tom Berry will be looking to find consistency in his game for 2022 after one of the most unique seasons by any player in the competition.
Following the AFL’s introduction of the medical sub rule, Berry was named as the 23rd man eight times.
Only able to be activated when a player is no longer able to continue play due to injury or concussion, Berry would often be the subject to many late-night running sessions and early morning flights.
“With the new rule of medi-sub, I played that role a lot of times, 8 in total I think. I had to gear up to potentially play and often wouldn’t,” Berry said.
“So I’d run laps after the game which wasn’t the most fun thing in the world or I’d be back on the early flight home to play VFL the next day.”
But Berry maintained his optimism through the process and said being around the main group provided plenty of excitement.
“It was a challenging year with not necessarily knowing what I was going to do but it was exciting to be a part of the core group and bring plenty of energy within it.”
When activated as medi-sub, Berry was often thrown all over the ground to cover injury, but in the pre-season has been working primarily at his preferred role as a pressure forward.
“I played a fair bit of small forward in the AFL but in the VFL I’m more of a mid and play through the middle.
“I’m probably better in that small pressure forward role but would love to roll up the ground or onto the wing at some point.”
Looking to 2022, Berry says he’s just enjoying being back and has been working on his kicking game.
“It’s been great to get back with the boys, we’re getting stuck into it.”
“I just want to have a solid pre-season, I’ve dropped a bit of weight and bumped up my fitness.”
“I want to focus on my kicking and nail it down and make it a weapon for me.”
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My son said to me earlier that of Tom's 20 games, he only played 10 full games for the club, which isn't much across 4 years at the club.
The other 10 were as sub - 8 times in 2021 (being subbed on 3 times) and 2 times in 2022 (being subbed on once) - so he only "played" a part in another 4 games despite being credited with another 6 games whilst not playing at all other than keeping the bench warm. Personally, I think player's shouldn't be credited games they don't actually get subbed on, but that's a different argument.
I'm really happy how respectful and mature all parties have been in allowing Tom to pursue his career at the Suns. Tom was clearly a popular member of the club and will no continue to have a close affiliation with the club and boys via big brother Jerry. He was obviously a fair way down the pecking order and whilst I thought he might have been able to become a manic Craig McRae type defensive small forward, it just wasn't to be and am satisfied that both parties obviously recognised that, so full credit to everyone involved.
One last time, we'll miss you Terry
The other 10 were as sub - 8 times in 2021 (being subbed on 3 times) and 2 times in 2022 (being subbed on once) - so he only "played" a part in another 4 games despite being credited with another 6 games whilst not playing at all other than keeping the bench warm. Personally, I think player's shouldn't be credited games they don't actually get subbed on, but that's a different argument.
I'm really happy how respectful and mature all parties have been in allowing Tom to pursue his career at the Suns. Tom was clearly a popular member of the club and will no continue to have a close affiliation with the club and boys via big brother Jerry. He was obviously a fair way down the pecking order and whilst I thought he might have been able to become a manic Craig McRae type defensive small forward, it just wasn't to be and am satisfied that both parties obviously recognised that, so full credit to everyone involved.
One last time, we'll miss you Terry
