Paul Thomas (born May 6, 1982) is an Australian rules footballer. May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Australian football, which is also known as Australian rules football, or less formally as Aussie rules or footy is a code of football which originated in Melbourne, Australia. ...

After spending years on the Adelaide Crows list, Thomas went back to the SANFL where he worked on improving his game, and he won a Magarey Medal in 2004. The Essendon Football Club picked him up in the 2004 AFL Draft. The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Adelaide, South Australia. ... The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL as it is usually referred to, is the premier league for Australian Rules football in the state of South Australia. ... The Magarey Medal is an Australian Rules Football award, given annually since 1897 to the best and fairest player in the South Australian National Football League as adjudged by the field umpires. ... In the sport Australian rules, the AFL Draft was introduced in 1986 (when the competition was then known as the VFL). ...

The 23 year old was given a lifeline in 2005 by the Essendon Bombers, where he performed admirably given limited game time. However, he was delisted at the end of the season, some would say unfairly. Essendon Football Club logo Essendon Football Club is an Australian Rules Football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ...