Adam Tomlinson

Adam Tomlinson
Tomlinson playing for Greater Western Sydney in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Adam Tomlinson
Born (1993-08-10) 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
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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).

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

Legend
  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
2012Greater Western Sydney20 92156439931160.20.16.24.811.03.41.80
2013Greater Western Sydney20 175617989268127270.30.410.55.215.87.51.60
2014Greater Western Sydney20 1986181126307127470.40.39.56.616.26.72.50
2015Greater Western Sydney20 823704011050130.30.48.85.013.86.31.60
2016Greater Western Sydney20 14131107018066210.10.27.95.012.94.71.50
2017Greater Western Sydney20 2410228102330119390.00.09.54.313.85.01.60
2018Greater Western Sydney20 24124255144399129630.50.210.66.016.65.42.60
2019Greater Western Sydney20 2543274151425155640.20.111.06.017.06.22.60
2020[a]Melbourne20 13011065616256220.00.18.24.312.54.31.70
2021[b]Melbourne20 7006123843890.00.08.73.312.05.41.30
2022[c]Melbourne20 8006126873870.00.07.63.310.94.80.90
2023Melbourne20 901913012139150.00.110.13.313.44.31.70
2024Melbourne20 800813811937130.00.010.14.814.94.61.60
Career[13] 18535281753938269110123560.20.29.55.114.55.51.90

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 2021 statistics include one game in which Tomlinson was substituted out of the game due to injury (round 7).
  3. ↑ 2022 statistics include one game in which Tomlinson was an unused medical substitute (round 16).

References

  1. ↑ Forsaith, Rob (24 November 2011). "Greater Western Sydney's star-studded draft class vow to share the load in the Giants' inaugural season". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Cordy, Neil (23 March 2012). "GWS coach Kevin Sheedy bloods 17 for opener". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Davidson, Ryan (23 July 2013). "Riewoldt's journey inspires rising Giant Tomlinson". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Quayle, Emma (14 November 2011). "Mates of six years may team up again in Sydney's west". The Age. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "AFL Grand Final Teams: Giant heartbreak, Tigers' stunning move". Fox Sports (Australia). 26 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Big, big disappointment: Tigers destroy Giants in grand final catastrophe". The Age. 28 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "'We're all very sad': Mum confirms Adam Tomlinson will leave the Giants". 7 News. 29 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Tomlinson becomes a Demon". Melbourne Football Club. 7 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Demons delist veteran defender after injury-hit stint". afl.com.au. 17 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Quayle, Emma (13 November 2011). "Mates of six years may team up again in Sydney's west". The Age. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Adam Tomlinson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
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