Jump to content

Farewell Adam Tomlinson

Demonland
Demonland
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

9 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Was watching the GWS game last night with an unamed GWS player! Hnmm

Phil Davis, you may have heard of him?

  • Quote
    • Haha 4
     
    22 minutes ago, picket fence said:

    Was watching the GWS game last night with an unamed GWS player! Hnmm

    Sam Taylor 😁😁😁😁😁

  • Quote
    • Haha 1
    • 1 month later...
     

    I think Lamb has announced our intention.  Tomlinson has not been offered a contract for 2025 and we are happy that he “gets an opportunity elsewhere”.  There will be no trade.  IMV clubs won’t sign him as a UFA but wait for the likely delistings, and sign as a Delisted Free Agent.  
     

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    Leppitsch … On Melbourne defender Adam Tomlinson

    “He’s in that mix because we want some experience in that final (list) position.

    “We’ll meet on that tomorrow and make some decisions with which way we want to go on that.”

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    Tomlinson was probably the only legitimate depth player we had this year. Did an adequate job when selected, but was a whipping boy of the match committee. If we intend playing Petty/Turner up forward, then we have no key back depth.

    I've given up understanding our list management.

  • Quote
    • Like 14
    17 minutes ago, mo64 said:

    Tomlinson was probably the only legitimate depth player we had this year. Did an adequate job when selected, but was a whipping boy of the match committee. If we intend playing Petty/Turner up forward, then we have no key back depth.

    I've given up understanding our list management.

    To add to that, you only have to look at our record when Tomlinson played over the last couple of seasons.  Between 2021 and 2023 he played in 21 wins and 5 losses.

    Edited by Yarra Valley Demon

  • Quote
    • Like 9
     
    1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

     

    Leppitsch … On Melbourne defender Adam Tomlinson

    “He’s in that mix because we want some experience in that final (list) position.

    “We’ll meet on that tomorrow and make some decisions with which way we want to go on that.”

    Do you know who our KPD as Casey? 

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    52 minutes ago, Yarra Valley Demon said:

    To add to that, you only have to look at our record when Tomlinson played over the last couple of seasons.  Between 2021 and 2023 he played in 21 wins and 5 losses.

    What was our record in those years without him? 

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    1 hour ago, mo64 said:

    Tomlinson was probably the only legitimate depth player we had this year. Did an adequate job when selected, but was a whipping boy of the match committee. If we intend playing Petty/Turner up forward, then we have no key back depth.

    I've given up understanding our list management.

    Based on his VFL form last year Jefferson should be ready for games after one more summer.

    Fullarton, despite the knocks on certain aspects of his game, can contribute it played as a leading forward.

    Melksham is key forward depth. Hore probably stays as 3rd tall back depth.

    Bad list management would he holding on to a 3rd key defender over 30 and playing him ahead of Turner and Jeffo.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    6 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Based on his VFL form last year Jefferson should be ready for games after one more summer.

    Fullarton, despite the knocks on certain aspects of his game, can contribute it played as a leading forward.

    Melksham is key forward depth. Hore probably stays as 3rd tall back depth.

    Bad list management would he holding on to a 3rd key defender over 30 and playing him ahead of Turner and Jeffo.

    Contrary to Tomlinson, Fullarton and Jefferson have virtually no exposed form at AFL level. And neither Turner nor Hore can't pay the May role.

    At the very least. I'd keep him ahead of Hore, who missed a lot of games through injury.

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    If Tommo does end up going would it increase the chances of going for someone like Tauru in the draft? Looking pretty thin back there.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    1 minute ago, layzie said:

    If Tommo does end up going would it increase the chances of going for someone like Tauru in the draft? Looking pretty thin back there.

    Yes

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    10 minutes ago, mo64 said:

    Contrary to Tomlinson, Fullarton and Jefferson have virtually no exposed form at AFL level. And neither Turner nor Hore can't pay the May role.

    At the very least. I'd keep him ahead of Hore, who missed a lot of games through injury.

    List management is evolving the list though. Jeffo was a first round pick who’s drastically improved in the vfl, it’s reasonable to expect he’ll be ready to play afl next year. Doesn’t have to be great, just has to cover what Petty did (or slide JvR to Petty’s role) and then Petty goes back to cover Tomlinson. Similar for Fullarton. We wouldn’t be asking him to step in to big shoes up forward.

    May, McDonald and Petty gives us 3 full backs, we can use others at CHB if we have one of those 3 in the side. 

    Hore adds more value by being able to play as a back flanker (as depth). Injuries are a worry. I wouldn’t be adverse to moving him on for a mature pick up. Either way, we don’t need to keep carrying Tomlinson.

  • Quote
    • Like 4

    1 hour ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Based on his VFL form last year Jefferson should be ready for games after one more summer.

    Fullarton, despite the knocks on certain aspects of his game, can contribute it played as a leading forward.

    Melksham is key forward depth. Hore probably stays as 3rd tall back depth.

    Bad list management would he holding on to a 3rd key defender over 30 and playing him ahead of Turner and Jeffo.

    And Adams. 

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    1 minute ago, 58er said:

    And Adams. 

    And Adams what? I don’t think he’s any good. Although with a preseason you never know and he has the body to mix it with men now. 

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    1 hour ago, layzie said:

    If Tommo does end up going would it increase the chances of going for someone like Tauru in the draft? Looking pretty thin back there.

    Issue I see with Tauru - and lots of other defenders in mock drafts - is they're all rated as intercept defenders. 'Third man' types. We don't need another Lever, we need a replacement for May, both as injury cover next year and long term replacement.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    5 minutes ago, seventyfour said:

    Issue I see with Tauru - and lots of other defenders in mock drafts - is they're all rated as intercept defenders. 'Third man' types. We don't need another Lever, we need a replacement for May, both as injury cover next year and long term replacement.

    Yeah interesting.

    It is true though, all key backs at youth level seem to be interceptors and rarely your classic 1 v 1 full back. Almost seems like something they have to perfect once they get into the AFL system.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Demonland changed the title to Farewell Adam Tomlinson

    I thought he'd go as a FA but I didn't think we'd just delist him due to our list position.

    We must have something planned.

  • Quote
    • Like 3

    Hope he gets picked up in the draft by someone 

    Good bloke ole Tommo

  • Quote
    • Like 8

    Crazy to think we recruited him as a winger.....

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     

    All the best, Tommo.

    Always tried hard, and had some really good games. Occasionally unfairly blamed when in truth he was not alone. 

    Bit of a sliding doors guy. He was there in 2021 when we were flying high, and did his ACL. Up to then he was playing really well, and may very well have become a premiership player - and perhaps not in this position. Obviously hard to imagine our premiership team any different to the one we fielded, but you never know. There would not have been cause to drop him if he continued playing well, and we were winning - which we were.

    Anyway, he copped a bad injury, probably given slightly misleading assurances regarding being a required player. I think he still has some good footy for a team in need of someone like him. 

    Go well, Tommo! Thanks for your time in the red and blue. 

    Edited by Red But Mostly Blue

  • Quote
    • Like 8

    His 8 games for us this year were very solid. I wish he was staying on but can understand he wants better opportunities.

    Someones going to pick up a very good key defender.

  • Quote
    • Like 6

    Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
    Reply to this topic...
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • GAMEDAY: Richmond

      It's Game Day and the Demons return to the MCG to face the Tigers in their annual Blockbuster on ANZAC Eve for the 10th time. The Dees will be desperate to reignite their stuttering 2025 campaign and claim just their second win of the season. Can the Demons dig deep and find that ANZAC Spirit to snatch back to back wins?

        • Like
      • 18 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: Richmond

      A few years ago, the Melbourne Football Club produced a documentary about the decade in which it rose from its dystopic purgatory of regular thrashings to the euphoria of a premiership victory. That entire period could have been compressed in a fast motion version of the 2025 season to date as the Demons went from embarrassing basket case to glorious winner in an unexpected victory over the Dockers last Saturday. They transformed in a single week from a team that put in a pedestrian effort of predictably kicking the ball long down the line into attack that made a very ordinary Bombers outfit look like worldbeaters into a slick, fast moving side with urgency and a willingness to handball and create play with shorter kicks and by changing angles to generate an element of chaos that yielded six goals in each of the opening quarters against Freo. 

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • NON-MFC: Round 07

      Round 7 gets underway in iconic fashion with the traditional ANZAC Day blockbuster. The high-flying Magpies will be looking to solidify their spot atop the ladder, while the Bombers are desperate for a win to stay in touch with the top eight. Later that evening, Fremantle will be out to redeem themselves after a disappointing loss to the Demons, facing a hungry Adelaide side with eyes firmly set on breaking into the top four. Saturday serves up a triple-header of footy action. The Lions will be looking to consolidate their Top 2 spot as they head to Marvel Stadium to clash with the Saints. Over in Adelaide, Port Adelaide will be strong favourites at home against a struggling North Melbourne. The day wraps up with a fiery encounter in Canberra, where the Giants and Bulldogs renew their bitter rivalry. Sunday’s schedule kicks off with the Suns aiming to bounce back from their shock defeat to Richmond, taking on the out of form Swans.Then the Blues will be out to claim a major scalp when they battle the Cats at the MCG. The round finishes with a less-than-thrilling affair between Hawthorn and West Coast at Marvel. Who are you tipping and what are the best results for the Demons?

      • 3 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Fremantle

      For this year’s Easter Saturday game at the MCG, Simon Goodwin and his Demons wound the clock back a few years to wipe out the horrible memories of last season’s twin thrashings at the hands of the Dockers. And it was about time! Melbourne’s indomitable skipper Max Gawn put in a mammoth performance in shutting out his immediate opponent Sean Darcy in the ruck and around the ground and was a colossus at the end when the game was there to be won or lost. It was won by 16.11.107 to 14.13.97. There was the battery-charged Easter Bunny in Kysaiah Pickett running anyone wearing purple ragged, whether at midfield stoppages or around the big sticks. He finish with a five goal haul.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • CASEY: UWS Giants

      The Casey Demons took on an undefeated UWS Giants outfit at their own home ground on a beautiful autumn day but found themselves completely out of their depth going down by 53 points against a well-drilled and fair superior combination. Despite having 15 AFL listed players at their disposal - far more than in their earlier matches this season - the Demons were never really in the game and suffered their second defeat in a row after their bright start to the season when they drew with the Kangaroos, beat the Suns and matched the Cats for most of the day on their own dung heap at Corio Bay. The Giants were a different proposition altogether. They had a very slight wind advantage in the opening quarter but were too quick off the mark for the Demons, tearing the game apart by the half way mark of the term when they kicked the first five goals with clean and direct football.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Richmond

      The Dees are back at the MCG on Thursday for the annual blockbuster ANZAC Eve game against the Tigers. Can the Demons win back to back games for the first time since Rounds 17 & 18 last season? Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Thumb Down
        • Like
      • 262 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All