Adam Tomlinson
Australian rules footballer (born 1993)
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Adam Tomlinson (born 10 August 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer who previously played for Greater Western Sydney and Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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Tomlinson playing for Greater Western Sydney in April 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Adam Tomlinson | ||
| Born | 10 August 1993 | ||
| Original team | Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 9, 2011 national draft | ||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||
| Position | Key Defender | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2012–2019 | Greater Western Sydney | 140 (35) | |
| 2020–2024 | Melbourne | 45 (0) | |
| Total | 185 (35) | ||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
AFL career
Greater Western Sydney
Tomlinson was recruited by Greater Western Sydney with their seventh selection and ninth overall in the 2011 national draft.[1] He made his debut in the sixty-three-point loss against Sydney at ANZ Stadium in Greater Western Sydney's inaugural match in round one.[2]
In his second season, he was the round 17 nominee for the AFL Rising Star where he recorded twenty-three disposals, nine marks, four tackles and a goal in the thirty-nine-point loss against Essendon at Škoda Stadium.[3] He was educated at Trinity Grammar School in Kew, Victoria.[4]
Tomlinson had to wait until round 19, 2013, to experience his first win in an AFL match, when the Greater Western Sydney Giants defeated Melbourne by 37 points.
Tomlinson played in the Giants' 2019 Grand Final team,[5] which lost to Richmond by 89 points.[6] The Grand Final turned out to be his final match for the Giants, announcing he would be leaving as a free agent in the aftermath.[7]
Melbourne
Tomlinson moved to Melbourne as a free agent ahead of the 2020 season.[8]
Tomlinson played 45 games over 5 seasons at the Demons, before being delisted at the end of the 2024 season, the end of his initial 5 year contract.[9]
Personal life
Tomlinson currently studies a Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University.[10]
Tomlinson grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Mont Albert.[11] He played junior football for Canterbury Cobras and Camberwell Sharks in the Yarra Junior Football League.[12]
Statistics
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2012 | Greater Western Sydney | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 43 | 99 | 31 | 16 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 11.0 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2013 | Greater Western Sydney | 20 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 179 | 89 | 268 | 127 | 27 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 10.5 | 5.2 | 15.8 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2014 | Greater Western Sydney | 20 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 181 | 126 | 307 | 127 | 47 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 9.5 | 6.6 | 16.2 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2015 | Greater Western Sydney | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 70 | 40 | 110 | 50 | 13 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 13.8 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2016 | Greater Western Sydney | 20 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 110 | 70 | 180 | 66 | 21 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 12.9 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2017 | Greater Western Sydney | 20 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 228 | 102 | 330 | 119 | 39 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 13.8 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2018 | Greater Western Sydney | 20 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 255 | 144 | 399 | 129 | 63 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 6.0 | 16.6 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2019 | Greater Western Sydney | 20 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 274 | 151 | 425 | 155 | 64 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 17.0 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Melbourne | 20 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 56 | 162 | 56 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 4.3 | 12.5 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2021[b] | Melbourne | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 23 | 84 | 38 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 12.0 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2022[c] | Melbourne | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 26 | 87 | 38 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 10.9 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | Melbourne | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 30 | 121 | 39 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 10.1 | 3.3 | 13.4 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2024 | Melbourne | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 38 | 119 | 37 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 4.8 | 14.9 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2025 | Melbourne | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career[13] | 185 | 35 | 28 | 1753 | 938 | 2691 | 1012 | 356 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 9.5 | 5.1 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 0 | ||
Notes
- The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 2021 statistics include one game in which Tomlinson was substituted out of the game due to injury (round 7).
- 2022 statistics include one game in which Tomlinson was an unused medical substitute (round 16).
