Renee Tomkins is a former Australian soccer player who last played for Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League, and a current Australian rules footballer.[2] 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
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renee Tomkins | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Center half back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Template:AFLW GWS | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Marconi Stallions | 22 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Penrith Ramettes | 17 | (23) |
| 2017– | Template:AFLW GWS | 7 | (0) |
| 2017– | Auburn Giants Women's[1] | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16/04/2017 | |||
AFL Women's career
In 2017, Tomkins was drafted in the ninety-sixth overall pick by Template:AFLW GWS in the 2016 AFL Women's draft, the team's twelfth pick.[3] 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 center half back against Template:AFLW Ade.[4]
At the end of the 2017 AFL Women's season, Tomkins was nominated by her teammates for the AFL Players' Most Valuable Player Award[5] and was listed in the All-Australian squad.[6] 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.[7]
References
- ^ "Penrith Rams clearances – SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ Western Sydney Wanderers profile
- ^ Sygall, David (24 February 2017). "Tomkins prepares for her toughest test – AFL.com.au". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "AFLW teams: Round 1 line-ups revealed". Herald Sun. News Limited. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "AFLW MVP Nominations Revealed". AFL Players Association. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "AFLW Lions and Crows dominate All Australian squad". AFL.com.au. BigPond. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
External links
- Renee Tomkins at AustralianFootball.com
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