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DOB: 14 March <1983>

Debut: Round 10, 2001 against St. Kilda at
Last MFC Game: Round 13, 2004 against at

From: North Haven/Port Adelaide (SANFL), Selection #16, 2000 National Draft

Number: 6 (2001-2004)

Honours:
Best First Year Player - <2001>

Games: 39 (308 total)
Goals: 17 (162 total)
Career Statistics

Melbourne's first selection at the 2000 Draft was an AIS/AFL Academy midfielder, picked because of his good skills with hand and foot. He debuted midway through <2001> and won Best First Year Player.

A knee injury restricted Thompson to just five games in <2002>, and in <2003> he played 13 but was used sparingly off the bench. His <2004> started brightly, and he was just becoming a regular when a foot injury cost him the rest of the season. At the end of that season he requested a trade back to South Australia, and Melbourne swapped him to for 2004 National Draft pick #12, which was on-traded to for Brent Moloney.

Thompson remained a fixture in the Crows' side for the next decade. He won two best and fairest awards with Adelaide and was named an All-Australian in <2012>. He retired after the <2017> season.

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