Tomas Bugg (born 5 April 1993) is an Australian entrepreneur, and the co-founder and CEO of the award-winning social media technology firm ZOOZ Group.
He is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club, and previously with Greater Western Sydney and Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
A defender, 1.85 metres (6 ft 1 in) tall and weighing 84 kilograms (185 lb), Bugg is capable of playing on both the half-back line and as a midfielder.
He entered top level football early when he joined the Gippsland Power in the TAC Cup as a bottom-aged player.
In addition to representing Victoria in both the under 16 and under 18 championships.
His performances as a junior, saw him be one of twelve players who signed with the Greater Western Sydney Giants as an underage recruit in 2010.
He made his AFL debut in the 2012 season and earned a Rising Star nomination.
After spending four seasons with Greater Western Sydney, playing sixty-five matches, he was traded to the Melbourne Football Club during the 2015 trade period.
During his time in the AFL, he has earned the reputation as being "one of the best nigglers in the competition".
Prior to the beginning of the 2019 premiership season, he informed the Carlton Football Club of his decision to step away from AFL football, effective immediately.