Dale Thomas - The Great One

Dale Thomas produced the best season of his six-year career in 2011, Dale Thomas got his maiden All Australian guernsey fitting acknowledgment. Dale Thomas got two separate suspensions contributed to Dale Thomas missing four matches, including the final two of the home-and-away season, but Dale Thomas regularly produced match-winning performances, particularly against Adelaide (round 9), West Coast (round 10), North Melbourne (round 16) and Carlton (round 17). Averaged career best numbers for disposals (25.1), clearances (3.7) and tackles (4.2), and finished sixth in the Copeland Trophy voting. Dale Thomas was one of the Magpies' best with 31 touches in the Grand Final loss.