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| debutstadium = [[Thebarton Oval]]
| position = [[Australian rules football positions|Defender]]
| currentclub = {{AFLW GWS}}
| guernsey =
| years1 = 2017–2017–2019
| club1 = {{AFLW GWS}}
| games_goals1 = 12 (0)
| statsend = the 2019 season
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'''Renee Tomkins''' is a former [[Australians|Australian]] [[football (soccer)|soccer]] player who last played for [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC W-League|Western Sydney Wanderers]] in the Australian [[W-League (Australia)|W-League]], and a currentan [[Australian rules football]]er who last played for [[Greater Western Sydney Giants (AFL Women's)|Greater Western Sydney]].<ref>[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/players/Renee-Tomkins/101885 Western Sydney Wanderers profile]</ref> In 2015, she juggled soccer and [[Australian rules football]] commitments, playing for Penrith Ramettes along with Marconi Stallions. She retired from soccer in 2016, concentrating on Australian rules football. Tomkins was selected in the AFL Sydney team and went on to play in their match against Adelaide at the [[Adelaide Oval]] before nominating for the inaugural AFLW national draft.
==AFL Women's career==
In 2017, Tomkins was drafted in the ninety-sixth overall pick by {{AFLW[[Greater GWS}}Western Sydney Giants (AFL Women's)|Greater Western Sydney]] in the [[2016 AFL Women's draft]], the team's twelfth pick.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sygall|first1=David|title=Tomkins prepares for her toughest test – AFL.com.au|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-02-24/tomkins-prepares-for-her-toughest-test|website=AFL.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|accessdateaccess-date=23 March 2017|date=24 February 2017}}</ref> Tomkins had played just 17 games for her local club, Penrith Ramettes, prior to being drafted by the GWS Giants. She debuted in round 1 at [[Australian rules football positions|center half back]] against {{AFLW[[Adelaide Ade}}Football Club (AFL Women's)|Adelaide]].<ref>{{cite news|title=AFLW teams: Round 1 line-ups revealed|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/aflw-round-1-teams/news-story/e2aba55a6ee1b995383b35cb8f366140|accessdateaccess-date=23 March 2017|work=Herald Sun|publisher=News Limited|date=3 February 2017|language=en}}</ref>
At the end of the [[2017 AFL Women's season]], Tomkins was nominated by her teammates for the AFL Players' Most Valuable Player Award<ref>{{cite web|title=AFLW MVP Nominations Revealed|url=http://www.aflplayers.com.au/article/aflw-mvp-nominations-revealed/|website=AFL Players Association|accessdateaccess-date=22 March 2017|date=21 March 2017}}</ref> and was listed in the All-Australian squad.<ref>{{cite web|title=AFLW Lions and Crows dominate All Australian squad|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-23/aflw-lions-and-crows-dominate-all-australian-squad|website=AFL.com.au|publisher=BigPond|accessdateaccess-date=23 March 2017|date=23 March 2017}}</ref> In her inaugural season of AFLW with the Giants, Tomkins played in all seven matches and ran second in the club's best and fairest Gabrielle Trainor medal with 177 votes, just two behind winner, Victorian priority pick Jessica Dal Pos.
Greater Western Sydney signed Tomkins for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-05-26/aflw-all-the-clubs-full-lists-after-trade-period|website=afl.com.au|publisher=Telstra Media|accessdateaccess-date=26 May 2017|date=26 May 2017}}</ref> She was delisted by Greater Western Sydney at the end of the 2018 season but redrafted by the Giants with the 63rd overall pick in the 2018 draft.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-07/aflw-five-way-deal-ends-trade-period|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180611085244/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-07/aflw-five-way-deal-ends-trade-period|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2018|title=AFLW: Delisted Docker goes coast to coast|last=Black|first=Sarah|date=7 June 2018|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=Telstra Media|accessdateaccess-date=25 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Balmer |first1=Matt |title=AFLW draft 2018: Every pick from every club |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/womens-afl/aflw-draft-live-2018-afl-womens-draft-live-coverage-every-pick-from-every-club/news-story/96e1f6bb872ea355e394e90cf7c718c3 |accessdateaccess-date=23 October 2018 |work=Fox Sports |publisher=News Corp Australia |date=23 October 2018}}</ref>
In April 2019, Tomkins was delisted by Greater Western Sydney.<ref>{{cite web|title=AFLW Trade and Signing Period wrap: Saints and Suns swoop on last day |url=https://womens.afl/news/17833/aflw-trade-and-signing-period-wrap-saints-and-suns-swoop-on-last-day |access-date=19 April 2019 |work=[[AFL Women's]] |publisher=[[Telstra Media]]|date=18 April 2019}}</ref>
==References==
*{{AustralianFootball|ref=Renee%2BTomkins/19908}}
{{GWS Giants AFL Women's player squad}}
{{Inaugural GWS Giants AFL Women's team}}
{{2016 AFL Women's draft}}
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