Adam Tomlinson Explained

Adam Tomlinson
Fullname:Adam Tomlinson
Birth Date:10 August 1993
Originalteam:Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
Draftpick:No. 9, 2011 national draft
Height:194 cm
Weight:96 kg
Position:Key Defender
Guernsey:20
Years1:2012 - 2019
Games Goals1:140 (35)
Years2:2020 -
Games Goals2:38 (0)
Games Goalstotal:178 (35)
Statsend:round 8, 2024
Careerhighlights:

2022

Adam Tomlinson (born 10 August 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He 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 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 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 by 37 points. His 21 match-wait for a maiden win is currently the longest of any current player in the AFL.[5]

At the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season, following his first grand final appearance, Tomlinson moved to Melbourne as a free agent.[6]

Tomlinson currently studies a Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University.[7]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 8, 2024.[8]

|-| 2012 || || 20| 9 || 2 || 1 || 56 || 43 || 99 || 31 || 16 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 6.2 || 4.8 || 11.0 || 3.4 || 1.8|-| 2013 || || 20| 17 || 5 || 6 || 179 || 89 || 268 || 127 || 27 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 6.6 || 5.2 || 11.8 || 7.5 || 1.6|-| 2014 || || 20| 19 || 8 || 6 || 181 || 126 || 307 || 127 || 47 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 9.5 || 6.7 || 16.2 || 6.7 || 2.5|-| 2015 || || 20| 8 || 2 || 3 || 70 || 40 || 110 || 50 || 13 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 8.8 || 5.0 || 13.8 || 6.3 || 1.6|-| 2016 || || 20| 14 || 1 || 3 || 110 || 70 || 180 || 66 || 21 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 7.9 || 5.0 || 12.9 || 4.7 || 1.5|-| 2017 || || 20| 24 || 1 || 0 || 227 || 103 || 330 || 119 || 39 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 9.5 || 4.3 || 13.8 || 5.0 || 1.6|-| 2018 || || 20| 24 || 12 || 4 || 255 || 144 || 399 || 129 || 63 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 10.6 || 6.0 || 16.6 || 5.4 || 2.6|-| 2019 || || 20| 25 || 4 || 3 || 274 || 151 || 425 || 155 || 64 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 11.0 || 6.0 || 17.0 || 6.2 || 2.6|-| 2020 || || 20| 13 || 0 || 1 || 106 || 56 || 162 || 56 || 22 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 8.2 || 4.3 || 12.5 || 4.3 || 1.7|-| 2021 || || 20| 7 || 0 || 0 || 61 || 23 || 84 || 38 || 9 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.7 || 3.3 || 12.0 || 5.4 || 1.3|-| 2022 || || 20| 8 || 0 || 0 || 61 || 26 || 87 || 38 || 7 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.6 || 3.3 || 10.9 || 4.8 || 0.9|-| 2023 || || 20| 9 || 0 || 1 || 91 || 30 || 121 || 39 || 15 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 10.1 || 3.3 || 13.4 || 4.3 || 1.7|-| 2024 || || 20| 1 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 2 || 12 || 3 || 2 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 10.0 || 2.0 || 12.0 || 3.0 || 2.0|- class=sortbottom! colspan=3 | Career! 178 !! 35 !! 28 !! 1681 !! 903 !! 2584 !! 978 !! 345 !! 0.2 !! 0.2 !! 9.4 !! 5.1 !! 14.5 !! 5.5 !! 1.9|}

Notes

Notes and References

  1. News: Greater Western Sydney's star-studded draft class vow to share the load in the Giants' inaugural season. Forsaith. Rob. 24 November 2011. Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 25 September 2016.
  2. News: GWS coach Kevin Sheedy bloods 17 for opener. Cordy. Neil. 23 March 2012. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 25 September 2016.
  3. News: Riewoldt's journey inspires rising Giant Tomlinson. Davidson. Ryan. 23 July 2013. AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 25 September 2016.
  4. News: Mates of six years may team up again in Sydney's west. Quayle. Emma. 14 November 2011. The Age. 25 September 2016.
  5. Web site: Miscellaneous Player Records. AFL Tables. 8 October 2016.
  6. News: Giants utility joins Melbourne as an unrestricted free agent . 24 December 2020 . www.sen.com.au . en.
  7. Web site: Elite Athlete Program Profiles . https://web.archive.org/web/20200327094428/https://www.deakin.edu.au/students/get-involved/elite-athlete-program-profiles . 2020-03-27 . 13 March 2022 . Deakin University.
  8. Web site: Adam Tomlinson. AFL Tables. 25 September 2016.