Adam Tomlinson
Tomlinson playing for Greater Western Sydney in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Adam Tomlinson
Date of birth (1993-08-10) 10 August 1993 (age 30)
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 9, 2011 national draft
Height 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 96 kg (212 lb)
Position(s) Key Defender
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Number 20
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2012–2019 Greater Western Sydney 140 (35)
2020– Melbourne 33 (0)
Total 173 (35)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 13, 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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 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. 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 13, 2023.[8]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
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
2013 Greater Western Sydney 20 17 5 6 179 89 268 127 27 0.3 0.4 6.6 5.2 11.8 7.5 1.6
2014 Greater Western Sydney 20 19 8 6 181 126 307 127 47 0.4 0.3 9.5 6.7 16.2 6.7 2.5
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
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
2017 Greater Western Sydney 20 24 1 0 227 103 330 119 39 0.0 0.0 9.5 4.3 13.8 5.0 1.6
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
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
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
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
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
2023 Melbourne 20 5 0 0 58 18 76 26 8 0.0 0.0 11.6 3.6 15.2 5.2 1.6
Career 173 35 27 1638 889 2527 962 336 0.2 0.2 9.5 5.1 14.6 5.6 1.9

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. ^ "Miscellaneous Player Records". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Giants utility joins Melbourne as an unrestricted free agent". www.sen.com.au. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Adam Tomlinson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 September 2016.

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