Scott Thompson has become a father for the first time.

Thompson’s partner, Ashleigh Holbing, gave birth to Ava Lily Thompson at 10:44am, who weighs a healthy 7lb 4oz.

Both parents and daughter are said to be doing well.

congrats to thommo still have a soft spot for him

Ooooooh how I wish I could disagree with you on that soft spot....

Sadly...

Scott Thompson has become a father for the first time.

Thompson’s partner, Ashleigh Holbing, gave birth to Ava Lily Thompson at 10:44am, who weighs a healthy 7lb 4oz.

Both parents and daughter are said to be doing well.

congrats to thommo still have a soft spot for him

Why would anyone care how the dad is doing? Especially on this forum!

Ooooooh how I wish I could disagree with you on that soft spot....

Sadly...

Yes, best wishes to Scott and his partner on the new addition to the family.

I agree though with Dappa about the soft spot. I hope one day to be watching 22 Demon players collecting premiership medallions while Mr. Thompson is sitting with his backside on the MCG turf with head bowed in hands lamenting the fact that he ever went back to SA.

I agree though with Dappa about the soft spot. I hope one day to be watching 22 Demon players collecting premiership medallions while Mr. Thompson is sitting with his backside on the MCG turf with head bowed in hands lamenting the fact that he ever went back to SA.

You won't if Beamer is collecting the NS medal!!

Good luck to Scotty.

Always had a soft spot for Thommo, and I still watch him closely (I enjoy watching Adelaide regardless).

Unlike a lot of Melbourne supporters, I don't begrudge him for going home. But yes, I will have a smile on my face if we beat Adelaide in a GF and Beamer wins the NSM

Wish him all the best for the season and his new life as a dad.

Congratulations to Scott and Ashleigh

Couldnt care less about him, his wife or his kid

Traitor

harsh to the limit mate.. u cant force a bloke 2 stay at one place these days. thommo was very homesick and wanted to go, the MFC didn't didn't force him to stay but begged him and i remember reading an article thommo's mum was very ill and wanted to go home 2 be with her. i still support thommo and im glad he is doing well over there in adelaide

Let us not forget, Comrades, that he took his thirty pieces of silver and went back to live in West Horsham.

After he retires, perhaps he can work in the Mitsubishi Factory, and cruise around the streets of Elizabeth or Salisbury for fun in a 1988 Magna.

Good luck to them all. they will need it.

Biffinator.

Well done tommo. I have no hard feelings as we rairly played u at AFL level which was the coaching staff mistake and have no issues with u wanting to get more game time.

Well done tommo. I have no hard feelings as we rairly played u at AFL level which was the coaching staff mistake and have no issues with u wanting to get more game time.

You're right, Melbourne really should have played him more straight after he did his ankle...

You're right, Melbourne really should have played him more straight after he did his ankle...

I remember him doing that yes and i was guttered but he did show potentual before that game so ur saying that just because he was injured we got rid of him. He didnt leave cause we didnt play him when he had his ankle injury, he left cause we rairly played him overall.

He didnt leave cause we didnt play him when he had his ankle injury, he left cause we rairly played him overall.

Um.... No, actually.

He left because of family issues. WANTED to be back in SA.

I remember him doing that yes and i was guttered but he did show potentual before that game so ur saying that just because he was injured we got rid of him. He didnt leave cause we didnt play him when he had his ankle injury, he left cause we rairly played him overall.

Sorry mate but that's rubbish

he played 13 games in 03, missing the rest through 2 separate injury stints of 4 and 5 games - very reasonable for his 3rd year of footy, and in 04 he was firmly in the best 22, playing every game up until his big injury. After years of molding, he was just breaking the barrier and becoming a vital cog of our midfield and off he goes. Compare him to McLean, a young key midfielder who has already stated he will never leave the MFC - that's character.

Sickness in the family is obviously a serious matter, but I always thought there was a bit more to it given the persistence to which the club begged him to stay - to no avail.

Traitor. Big time.

Sorry mate but that's rubbish

he played 13 games in 03, missing the rest through 2 separate injury stints of 4 and 5 games - very reasonable for his 3rd year of footy, and in 04 he was firmly in the best 22, playing every game up until his big injury. After years of molding, he was just breaking the barrier and becoming a vital cog of our midfield and off he goes. Compare him to McLean, a young key midfielder who has already stated he will never leave the MFC - that's character.

Sickness in the family is obviously a serious matter, but I always thought there was a bit more to it given the persistence to which the club begged him to stay - to no avail.

Traitor. Big time.

Your post was spot on until the last sentence.

The club begged him to stay because they didn't want to lose him. Letting him walk out without a fight wasn't an option, no matter the circumstances.

But in the end the club did the right thing by accepting a good offer from Adelaide, and then using pick 12 to acquire Moloney.

Losing a good player is not ideal, but it's a real shame that the club's hard work in securing Thompson and our club an equally good trade is often tarnished by rubbish accusations.

Your post was spot on until the last sentence.

The club begged him to stay because they didn't want to lose him. Letting him walk out without a fight wasn't an option, no matter the circumstances.

But in the end the club did the right thing by accepting a good offer from Adelaide, and then using pick 12 to acquire Moloney.

Losing a good player is not ideal, but it's a real shame that the club's hard work in securing Thompson and our club an equally good trade is often tarnished by rubbish accusations.

mate read the post again and tell me where it bags the club.... no doubt they did extremely well to acquire Moloney, who is one of my favourites and has a big future, but this thread is about Thompson and whether or not he did us wrong. Your response doesn't convince me that he is NOT a traitor in any way, shape or form.

mate read the post again and tell me where it bags the club.... no doubt they did extremely well to acquire Moloney, who is one of my favourites and has a big future, but this thread is about Thompson and whether or not he did us wrong. Your response doesn't convince me that he is NOT a traitor in any way, shape or form.

I wasn't talking about you in particular, but generally about people who claim Thompson left due to lack of game time.

Do you have any evidence that suggest he is actually a traitor?

I wasn't talking about you in particular, but generally about people who claim Thompson left due to lack of game time.

Do you have any evidence that suggest he is actually a traitor?

mate I was the one REFUTING that he left due to lack of game time...

The evidence I have was clearly stated in my original post, obviously its a matter of opinion, i'm not sure what type of evidence you are looking for

Thompson chose to go back home and well done to him for his success over there but in doing this he turned his back on the MFC and that makes him a traitor.