Tom Hart (Australian footballer)

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{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Tom Hart

| image =

| fullname = Thomas Paul Hart

| birth_date = 29 June 1896

| birth_place = Trentham East, Victoria

| death_date = {{death date and age|1971|5|25|1896|6|29|df=yes}}

| death_place = Daw Park, South Australia

| originalteam = Norwood

| height =

| weight =

| position = Half-forward

| statsend = 1923

| years1 = 1923

| club1 = Carlton

| games_goals1 = 9 (13)

| careerhighlights =

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Thomas Paul Hart (29 June 1896 – 25 May 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Norwood in South Australia.

Originally with Norwood, Hart was a half forward flanker. He was wounded in France during World War 1 combat, at the age of 20, but survived. On return to the SAFL, Hart continued to perform well for Norwood and was the league's leading goal-kicker after kicking 50 goals in 1922, a premiership year.

Carlton lured him to their club in 1923 but he only spent a season with them before returning to South Australia. He kicked two goals in debut and a further two in all but one of his next six games. Hart then played at West Adelaide until his retirement.