Thomas Baulch
Baulch playing for Aspley in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Thomas William Baulch
Date of birth	(2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth	Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
Original team(s)	Mackay City Hawks
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder-forward
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017−2018	East Perth ( WAFL Colts)	20 (12)
2019−2021	Aspley ( NEAFL/ VFL)	20 (12)

Thomas William Baulch (born 23 September 2003) is an Australian rules footballer and social media personality. ^[1] He is the founder and CEO of Prime Train, a fitness business he began in 2020. ^[2]

As of October 2023, he has more than 450,000 followers on social media, including 280,000 on TikTok. ^{[3] [4]}

Football career

Early years

Baulch grew up in Gladstone, Queensland. ^[4] He first played for the Mackay City Hawks as an under-13s player in the AFL Mackay competition in 2012, and was named in AFL Mackay representative sides as an under-14s player in 2013 and under-16s player in 2015. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

WAFL

In 2017, Baulch moved to Perth and joined East Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Colts competition, playing six games in his first season. ^{[5] [8]}

He played a further 14 games in 2018, and was the ninth-highest possession winner in the Colts that year, with a total of 340 possessions. ^{[9] [10]}

NEAFL and VFL

Baulch relocated to Brisbane and joined Aspley in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) in 2019. He made his debut in round 3 against Brisbane, kicking one goal in a 48-point loss, and finished the season with nine goals from 15 games. ^{[11] [12]}

After the NEAFL disbanded in 2020, Baulch remained with Aspley as a development player when the club joined the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the 2021 season. ^{[13] [14]}

He made his VFL debut in round 1 against Port Melbourne. ^[15] His best performance came against Southport in round 2, where he had 25 disposals and kicked two goals, however he only played a further three games before the season was curtailed. ^[16]

NTFL

Baulch joined Darwin in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) for the 2021–22 season. ^[17]

During the fourth quarter of Darwin's round 18 match against Southern Districts, he took a sip from a beer handed to him on-field by a spectator. ^[18] Video of the moment went viral, with the NTFL suspending Baulch for two weeks, ordering him to remove the video from his social media accounts and write a letter of apology to AFL Northern Territory. ^[19]

Local leagues

Baulch has played for a number of clubs in local football leagues. In December 2022, he signed with Wangaratta Rovers in the Ovens & Murray Football Netball League for the 2023 season, kicking 18 goals in 13 games. ^{[20] [21]}

In 2024, he played in the AFL London competition. ^[22]

Business career

Baulch founded Prime Train in 2020, a fitness business for Australian rules footballers. Clients have included Brownlow Medalists Patrick Cripps and Tom Mitchell, with Baulch currently serving as CEO. ^[23]

Baulch wrote articles for the The Roar from 2015 until 2018. ^[24]

Statistics

As of June 2024, Baulch has played for at least 16 different clubs in a dozen different leagues. ^[5]

References