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DEMON ā€˜SET TO LEAVEā€™ AS POSSIBLE DESTINATION PRESENTS

Melbourne key defender Adam Tomlinson is expected to call it quits with the Demons this year amid a lack of chances at senior level, according to SEN reporter Sam Edmund.Ā 

Tomlinson, who played a key role in the clubā€™s 2021 dominance before missing out on its premiership due to injury, holds unrestricted free agent rights this off-season.Ā 

The 31-year-old has played a combined 32 AFL games in the past four seasons, and he hasnā€™t played more than 13 senior games in a season since 2019.Ā 

Edmund floated a rival Victorian club as a possible landing spot this October.Ā 

ā€œ(He is) set to leave Melbourne as an unrestricted free agent,ā€Ā Edmund told SEN. ā€œ(He) wants more opportunity ... Is St Kilda the home as his third club?ā€

With in-demand defender Josh Battle widely anticipated to depart Moorabbin for Hawthorn this off-season, adding Tomlinson as further depth behind All-Australian Cal Wilkie and Dougal Howard could be wise.

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    No surprise. He's been pure depth for us, and even when he performed well, he was straight out of the team.

    Unless, Petty or Turner move back to defence, it leaves us short on kpd depth. Adams is still an unknown quantity.

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    Good luck Adam. Always look upon you as a bone fide Demon. All the best.

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    Always been a big Tomlinson fan and was shocked he wasn't picked up by another club sooner.
    Wish him all the best!

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    New contract at 31? Grab it Tommo!

    Good luck

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    I wasnt against him sticking around another year as depth but happy he can get a contract and a starting gig at another club. Been unlucky here at times, all the best fella

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    Hopefully the club will offer him another 12 month contract that will make it worthwhile.

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    Wonder if St Kilda do a late pick trade with us so that they don't impact any compensation for Battle.

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    1 minute ago, djr said:

    Hopefully the club will offer him another 12 month contract that will make it worthwhile.

    I think he's after playing more footy. Not happening with us.

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    He is lucky that Battle is leaving

    Just too slow

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    7 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

    Wonder if St Kilda do a late pick trade with us so that they don't impact any compensation for Battle.

    I doubt it- Tomo is 31 and his new contract will probably not attract any compensation for us at all.Ā 

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    5 minutes ago, grazman said:

    I doubt it- Tomo is 31 and his new contract will probably not attract any compensation for us at all.Ā 

    It might not mean compensation to us but it may dilute St Kilda's compensation for Battle. The system is deliberately vague.

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    18 minutes ago, djr said:

    Hopefully the club will offer him another 12 month contract that will make it worthwhile.

    The club hasnā€™t yet offered him a contract, nor have they delisted him. Ā I wonder if that is because theyā€™re waiting to see if they can land a key forward (which would send Petty back and result in Tommo being surplus to requirements) or if theyā€™re anticipating a trade with StK, helping them avoid diluting Battle compo

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    12 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

    It might not mean compensation to us but it may dilute St Kilda's compensation for Battle. The system is deliberately vague.

    great point

    they may want to trade as a result

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    Just now, whatwhat say what said:

    great point

    they may want to trade as a result

    It would just be a shuffling of later picks.Ā 

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    2 minutes ago, mo64 said:

    It would just be a shuffling of later picks.Ā 

    i'm good with that

    i'm on record as not being a huge fan of tomlinson, but good luck to him

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    Nothing against Tommo should he looks for more opportunities elsewhere. He played some great footy in the opening couple of months of our premiership year before he went down with his ACL.

    Random fact. Even though he only played 40 odd games in 5 years with us, Tommo was a starter in every one of our season opening matches since he joined at the end of 2019.

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    Always liked Tomo. If not for the ACL he might have been a Premiership Player. He has been stiff in that we have some solid key backs and always performed admirably when filling in and unfairly dropped even after solid games. Cannot begrudge the guy for seeking opportunities elsewhere and I wish him the best of luck.

    Thanks for your contributions Adam and good luck wherever your footy career takes you.

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    His ACL derailed his career. Lost his pace and manoeuvrability.

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    2 minutes ago, John Crow Batty said:

    His ACL derailed his career. Lost his pace and manoeuvrability.

    Correct. I believe at the time he got injured he was the leading one on one contested mark in the comp.Ā 

    Desperately unlucky not to be a premiership player.

    Good luck TommoĀ 

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