Tom Fields

{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}

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| fullname = Thomas Fields

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|12|19}}

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| originalteam = Labrador (NEAFL)
South Adelaide (SANFL)

| height = 192 cm

| weight = 93 kg

| position = Defender

| statsend = 2015

| years1 = 2015

| club1 = {{AFL Car}}

| games_goals1 = 2 (0)

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Tom Fields (born 19 December 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Fields was raised on the Gold Coast. He played football for North East Australian Football League club Labrador, and he represented Queensland at the 2011 AFL Under 18 Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.neafl.com.au/index.php?id=16&tx_ttnews%5byear%5d=2011&tx_ttnews%5bmonth%5d=08&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=449&cHash=160be31f3104f791d840bdfa34573bd0|title=Three Tigers, one Panther on Foxtel Cup talent hit list|date=2 August 2011|accessdate=18 July 2015|publisher=North East Australian Football League}} After the 2012 season, Fields moved to Adelaide and played in the South Australian National Football League for South Adelaide as a tall attacking defender, where he played for two seasons.

Fields was then recruited to the AFL at age 22 by {{AFL Car}} in the third round of the 2015 Rookie Draft (pick No. 41 overall).{{cite news|newspaper=The Advertiser|author=Turner, Matt|date=5 December 2014|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/new-carlton-draftee-tom-fields-was-dreaming-of-an-nfl-punting-career/story-fnia3ybi-1227145868681|title=New Carlton draftee Tom Fields was dreaming of an NFL punting career|accessdate=18 July 2015}} He played much of the 2015 season with Carlton's {{VFL-affiliate}}, the Northern Blues, before making his senior AFL debut in round 15, 2015. He was delisted in October 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-10-28/final-list-changes|title=Final list changes|date=28 October 2015|work=CarltonFC.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|accessdate=28 October 2015}}

Fields is the son of Neville Fields, who played 200 Victorian Football League games for {{AFL Ess}} and {{AFL SM}}. Fields became noted during his time in the SANFL for his ability to kick long torpedo punts, and prior to being drafted by Carlton he had considered his options of studying and playing American football as a punter at an American college.