Thomas Baulch Explained

Thomas Baulch
Fullname:Thomas William Baulch
Birth Date:26 November 1999
Birth Place:Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
Originalteam:Mackay City Hawks
Position:Midfielder-forward
Height:187 cm
Weight:83 kg
Years1:2017−2018
Games Goals1:20 (12)
Years2:2019−2021
Games Goals2:20 (12)

Thomas William Baulch (born 26 November 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 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 in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) in 2019. He made his debut in round 3 against, 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 .[15] His best performance came against 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 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]

|-| 2017 || || 10| 6 || 5 || 1 || 69 || 52 || 121 || 41 || 9 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 11.5 || 8.6 || 20.2 || 6.8 || 1.5|-| 2018 || || 10 || 14 || 7 || 6 || 210 || 130 || 340 || 96 || 47 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 15.0 || 9.3 || 24.3 || 6.9 || 3.4|-| 2019 || || 26| 15 || 9 || 6 || 151 || 88 || 239 || 45 || 48 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 10.1 || 5.9 || 15.9 || 3.0 || 3.2|-| || || 13| 5 || 3 || 2 || 63 || 29 || 93 || 22 || 10 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 12.6 || 5.8 || 18.4 || 4.4 || 2.0|}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bush and 'Burbs: Social media sensation Thomas Baulch, or Prime Train, dominates in Kalgoorlie appearance . The West Australian . 6 June 2024 . 14 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Dick . Callum . Meet the local footy TikTok star whose elite fitness business boomed after sipping a beer playing footy . CODE Sports.
  3. Web site: Saeed . Daanyal . Prime Train: Local footy player with a cult following on social media opens up . news.com.au . https://web.archive.org/web/20240606230741/https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/prime-train-local-footy-player-with-a-cult-following-on-social-media-opens-up/news-story/9e42859ff56f2649e90270d64b2082c6 . 6 June 2024.
  4. Web site: Why young Australians' 'social media influencer' job may not last . Augusta-Margaret River Mail . https://web.archive.org/web/20240606231430/https://www.margaretrivermail.com.au/story/8387983/like-me-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-young-social-media-influencer/ . 6 June 2024 . 23 October 2023.
  5. Web site: Thomas Baulch . PlayHQ . 6 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240606233506/https://www.playhq.com/public/profile/167460e8-d3f3-4230-bb4f-23853f6b453e/statistics . 6 June 2024.
  6. Web site: Mackay Under 14 Team Named . GameDay . AFL Mackay . https://web.archive.org/web/20240606235331/https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-3483-0-66965-0&sID=56346&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=23837861 . 6 June 2024 . 29 May 2013.
  7. Web site: NQ U16 Academy Championships results . AFL Queensland . https://web.archive.org/web/20240606235543/https://www.aflq.com.au/nq-u16-academy-championships-results/ . 6 June 2024 . 30 March 2015.
  8. Web site: THOMAS BAULCH . WAFL . 7 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240607011317/https://wafl.com.au/player/thomas-baulch . 7 June 2024.
  9. Web site: Round 21 Colts Wrap . East Perth Football Club . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319142226/https://eastperthfc.com.au/news/15660/round-21-colts-wrap . 19 March 2023 . 29 August 2018.
  10. Web site: Top 25 possession winners for 2018 (home-and-away season) . Football Budget . https://web.archive.org/web/20240607002256/https://mediatonic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Football-2018-Grand-final.pdf . 7 June 2024 . 16.
  11. Web site: Thomas BAULCH . NEAFL . https://web.archive.org/web/20240607003054/https://www.neafl.com.au/season/players/1007843 . 7 June 2024.
  12. Web site: 2019 NEAFL Round 3 . GameDay . North East Australian Football League . https://web.archive.org/web/20240607002734/https://websites.mygameday.app/round_info.cgi?c=0-8334-0-514139-0&pool=1&fixture=125223343&a=MATCH . 7 June 2024.
  13. Web site: VFL 2021: Aspley Hornets Player List . ZeroHanger . https://web.archive.org/web/20240607004448/https://www.zerohanger.com/vfl-2021-aspley-hornets-player-list-82232/ . 7 June 2024 . 16 April 2021.
  14. Web site: VFL boost: Foxtel to broadcast Thursday night VFL games . Herald Sun . Leader . ASPLEY [...] Development list [...] Thomas Baulch.
  15. Web site: Thomas Baulch . VFL Stats . 7 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240607003411/https://vfl.aflmstats.com/player/Thomas_Baulch . 7 June 2024.
  16. Web site: Southport v Aspley . AFL.com.au . 7 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240607004053/https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/3537 . 7 June 2024.
  17. Web site: Former WAFL colts footballer Thomas Baulch suspended for mid-game beer in Northern Territory . Perth Now . https://web.archive.org/web/20220305070531/https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/former-wafl-colts-footballer-thomas-baulch-suspended-for-mid-game-beer-in-northern-territory-c-5823382 . 5 March 2022 . 24 February 2022.
  18. Web site: Two-week ban for on-field sip of beer, but footy player says punishment does not fit crime . ABC News . https://web.archive.org/web/20240607005719/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-24/tom-baulch-vfl-afl-footy-beer-sip-suspension/100856602 . 7 June 2024 . 24 February 2022.
  19. Web site: 'Enjoy the game': Darwin footballer suspended after midgame beer . Fox Sports . https://web.archive.org/web/20240607010035/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/enjoy-the-game-darwin-footballer-suspended-after-midgame-beer/news-story/32e86ebf12ebadaafb3657bd0115c2cc . 7 June 2024 . 24 February 2022.
  20. Web site: Moir . Andrew . Wangaratta Rovers sign ex-VFL player and social media star Tom Baulch . The Border Mail . 7 June 2024 . 1 December 2022.
  21. Web site: Prime Train: Wangaratta Rovers yet to agree a new deal with Tom Baulch . The Border Mail . 7 June 2024 . 8 October 2023 . Tom Baulch kicked 18 goals in 13 games for Wangaratta Rovers this year..
  22. Web site: Social media sensation 'Prime Train' headed for the Farrer League . The Daily Advertiser . 7 June 2024 . 4 April 2024.
  23. Web site: HOW A SOCIAL MEDIA SUPERSTAR HELPS BROWNLOW MEDALLISTS IMPROVE IN THE OFF-SEASON . SEN . https://web.archive.org/web/20240607010729/https://www.sen.com.au/news/2022/10/28/how-a-social-media-superstar-helps-brownlow-medallists-improve-in-the-off/ . 7 June 2024 . 28 October 2022.
  24. Web site: Tom Baulch . The Roar . 6 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240606232220/https://www.theroar.com.au/author/tombaulch/ . 6 June 2024.

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