Kristin Thornton
Peel and Sydney
AFL career
8 games4 goals
- Debut
- R4 2009 v CAR18 Apr 2009
- Most recent
- R22 2009 v BRL29 Aug 2009
Stats
AFL
2009 | SYD | 8 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 39 | 34 |
WAFL
2014 | PEL | 15 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 14.1 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 60 |
2013 | PEL | 16 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 15.1 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 71 |
2012 | PEL | 20 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 15.6 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 67 |
2011 | PEL | 20 | 13.1 | 8.1 | 21.2 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 97 |
WAFL Reserves
2014 | PEL | 1 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 20.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 119 |
Bio
Recruited from Peel Thunder with pick 54 in the 2005 National Draft, Kristin Thornton was a composed West Australian utility whose AFL career was ultimately defined by resilience in the face of persistent injury. After biding his time and captaining the Swans Reserves to a premiership in 2007, Thornton’s progress was derailed by a torn ACL that wiped out his entire 2008 campaign—an unfortunate trait he shared with his brother Ashley, whose career at West Coast was similarly affected by knee issues. Forced to fight for his spot via the rookie list after being delisted, Thornton was elevated in 2009 and made a memorable debut against Carlton, booting a goal with his first kick in senior football. He played eight games that season as a versatile midfielder and half-back, showing genuine promise with his ball use, but further knee surgeries in 2010 prevented him from adding to his tally. Delisted at the end of that year, he returned to the WAFL where he became a long-serving vice-captain for Peel Thunder.
Profile
- Born
- 05 Mar 1988 (age 38y 231d)
- Height
- 184 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Peel Thunder with pick 54 in the 2005 National Draft, Kristin Thornton was a composed West Australian utility whose AFL career was ultimately defined by resilience in the face of persistent injury. After biding his time and captaining the Swans Reserves to a premiership in 2007, Thornton’s progress was derailed by a torn ACL that wiped out his entire 2008 campaign—an unfortunate trait he shared with his brother Ashley, whose career at West Coast was similarly affected by knee issues. Forced to fight for his spot via the rookie list after being delisted, Thornton was elevated in 2009 and made a memorable debut against Carlton, booting a goal with his first kick in senior football. He played eight games that season as a versatile midfielder and half-back, showing genuine promise with his ball use, but further knee surgeries in 2010 prevented him from adding to his tally. Delisted at the end of that year, he returned to the WAFL where he became a long-serving vice-captain for Peel Thunder.