Tom Cochrane (born 27 January 2006) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life Cochrane grew up with Tourette syndrome, having started having vocal tics at age of 9. He played junior football for Central District in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He performed strongly in the SANFL under-18s, including a notable game in the 2024 grand final where he collected 22 disposals and kicked a goal.
AFL career Cochrane was selected by Port Adelaide with pick 13 in the 2024 AFL rookie draft. He joined the Power as a midfielder and forward.
He made his AFL debut in Round 3 of the 2025 season against Essendon at Adelaide Oval, becoming the first player with Tourette syndrome to play in the AFL.
Personal life He is the son of former AFL player Stuart Cochrane, who played for North Melbourne and Port Adelaide. However, Tom was not eligible for a father-son draft selection because his father did not meet the required number of games.
He is an Indigenous Australian descended from Ngunawal.
Statistics Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.
| 2025 || || 37 | 3 || 2 || 1 || 12 || 8 || 20 || 5 || 4 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 4.0 || 2.7 || 6.7 || 1.7 || 1.3 || 0 |- | 2026 || || 26 | 3 || 2 || 3 || 17 || 5 || 22 || 6 || 7 || 0.7 || 1.0 || 5.7 || 1.7 || 7.3 || 2.0 || 2.3 || 0 |- class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 | Career ! 6 !! 4 !! 4 !! 29 !! 13 !! 42 !! 11 !! 11 !! 0.7 !! 0.7 !! 4.8 !! 2.2 !! 7.0 !! 1.8 !! 1.8 !! 0
References
External links
Tom Cochrane's profile at Rookie Me Central