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Thomas 'Tom' Harley (born 18 July 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A defender at and , Harley was a two-time premiership-winning captain at the club. After a successful junior career which culminated with selection in the under-18 All-Australian team, Harley was drafted to the Port Adelaide Football Club as a zone selection. Although an inaugural member of the club, Harley struggled to force his way into the senior team and spent the majority of his early years playing for Norwood in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). After making just one appearance for Port Adelaide, Harley was traded to the Geelong Football Club in exchange for the 37th draft pick in the 1998 AFL Draft. Harley quickly established himself within the Geelong defence and received a range of accolades and club honours, including multiple Best Clubman awards. Prior to the 2007 AFL season, Harley was appointed club captain and went on to enjoy great individual and team success. He led the club to its first premiership in 44 years during 2007, and became a dual premiership captain after their victory in 2009. In between, he achieved All-Australian honours as vice-captain of the team, and won the AFL Players Association (AFLPA) Best Captain Award. Harley also participated in the 2008 AFL Hall of Fame all-star game, and was inducted into the Geelong Football Club Hall of Fame. He is noted for being a leading ambassador to various community campaigns, including the anti-violence program 'Just Think' and Barwon Health. Since his retirement as a player, Harley has undertaken various roles in the sporting industry: he currently holds positions as a project consultant to the Greater Western Sydney Giants, a sports commentator with the Channel 7 football team, and an assistant coach and mentor role with the AIS-AFL Academy. ==Early life== One of three children born to Rick and Trish (née Rofe) Harley in Adelaide, South Australia.〔Walsh, C ("Ablett salutes top Cat" ), Fox Sports, 27 September 2008, accessed 5 July 2009〕〔Hanlon, P, ("A tale of two captains" ), ''The Age'', 27 September 2009, accessed 17 May 2010〕 Tom played most of his junior football for the Walkerville Junior Football Club and St Peter's College from the under–11s to under–15s.〔("About the Walkerville Junior Football Club" ), Walkerville Junior Football Club, 25 October 2006; accessed 5 July 2009.〕 Despite being regularly overlooked for a place in the elite South Australian junior state squads, he continued to follow the rest of the squad to training sessions in order to learn alongside them.〔 Harley's persistent attendance at training was rewarded when he was called up to the under–18s squad as a late injury replacement a week prior to the National AFL Championships. Playing at centre half-back, Harley's performance in defence earned him end-of-year All-Australian honours and brought him to the attention of AFL scouts.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tom Harley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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