| Tommy Downs | |
| Birth Date: | 22 May 1901 |
| Birth Place: | North Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Northcote |
| Height: | 159 cm |
| Weight: | 65 kg |
| Position: | Rover |
| Statsend: | 1933 |
| Years1: | 1927–1933 |
| Club1: | Carlton |
| Games Goals1: | 56 (44) |
Tommy Downs (22 May 1901 – 11 August 1981)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Downs was a Woodham Cup winner at Northcote in 1925, having previously played with Preston.
One of shortest ever footballers at Carlton, Downs had a poor record at the VFL tribunal. He was suspended for 12 games in 1928 and 19 games the following season, both for striking. The former came in a Semi Final loss to Richmond when he kicked a career best four goals and the latter was in a Preliminary Final. Most famously however he received a 29-game suspension in 1931 when he was reported for kicking Richmond's captain Maurie Hunter. In a postscript to this incident, in 1954 teammate Frank O'Rourke admitted in a newspaper interview that he kicked Hunter.[2]