30 Facts About Dom Tyson

Dom Tyson was born on 8 June 1993 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer playing in the Australian Football League.

Dom Tyson was recognised as a talented footballer from a young age when he represented Victoria in the under 12 championships.

Dom Tyson made his AFL debut in the 2012 season and earned an AFL Rising Star nomination.

Dom Tyson played his junior career with the Camberwell Junior Football Club, who have subsequently named an academy after him for young talented players at the club.

Dom Tyson was recognised as a talented player at a young age by representing Victoria in the under-12 championships in 2005.

Dom Tyson was recruited by the Oakleigh Chargers as a bottom-aged player in 2010 to play in the TAC Cup, playing 14 games for the season.

Dom Tyson was elected the captain for Oakleigh in 2011 and led the team to a grand final for the first time since 2006, but ultimately lost to the Sandringham Dragons by eight points.

Dom Tyson received mid-year state honours by representing Victoria Metro at the 2011 AFL Under 18 Championships, and played in the winning final against Victoria Country.

Dom Tyson's season was rewarded with All-Australian selection as the ruck-rover.

Dom Tyson raised his draft chances in his final year after expanding his game beyond being just an inside-midfielder and was labelled a "complete midfielder" by Oakleigh Chargers coach, Greg Doyle.

Dom Tyson was recruited by Greater Western Sydney with their third selection and third overall in the 2011 national draft.

Dom Tyson debuted in the opening round of the 2012 season against Sydney at ANZ Stadium in which he started as the substitute.

Dom Tyson was the round 23 nomination for the Rising Star after the twenty-eight point loss to North Melbourne at Skoda Stadium, where he recorded twenty-six disposals, seven clearances, five marks and a goal.

Dom Tyson managed ten games in his debut season after suffering from leg and back injuries for a majority of the season.

Dom Tyson managed three senior games for 2013, and after thirteen matches in total for Greater Western Sydney, he was traded to the Melbourne Football Club in October, despite being contracted until the end of 2015.

Dom Tyson cited the opportunity to return home to Victoria as the key reason for the move, and was lauded by Melbourne coach, Paul Roos, as an "absolute superstar in the making".

Dom Tyson received high praise during the season, especially for his performance against Richmond in round nine, with the Herald Sun's Jay Clark stating he was best afield and had a "coolness and classy edge to his game"; in addition to both matches against Port Adelaide in rounds eleven and eighteen with then-Melbourne coach, Paul Roos, stating Tyson's performances had proven criticisers of the high price trade for him wrong.

Dom Tyson acknowledged the reason for his improved season was due to moving home to Victoria and having a more settled environment.

Dom Tyson's season was rewarded with a second-place finish in the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal with 293 votes, finishing behind Nathan Jones.

Dom Tyson received eleven votes in the Brownlow Medal count, the most for any player recruited in the 2011 draft, and was awarded the Harold Ball Memorial Trophy as Melbourne's best young player.

Dom Tyson played in the first seven matches of the 2015 season before succumbing to a knee injury, which was initially injured in the round four match against Richmond.

In what was described as a frustrating and inconsistent season by Dom Tyson, he managed fifteen matches and finished thirteenth in the best and fairest count with 130 votes.

Dom Tyson returned the next week for the forty-five point loss against Port Adelaide at TIO Traeger Park and he did not miss a match for the remainder of the season.

Dom Tyson played his fiftieth match for the club in the twenty-two point loss against Adelaide at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round thirteen.

Dom Tyson's form continually improved throughout the season, which saw him named in the AFL Media team of the week three times, and his "huge improvement" during the season was a catalyst for Melbourne's rise on the ladder, according to Fox Sports Australia journalist, Anna Harrington.

Dom Tyson played his first match of the year in Melbourne's final game of the JLT Community Series, in which he recorded twenty-four disposals playing two-thirds of the match against West Coast.

Dom Tyson played fourteen consecutive matches before experiencing knee soreness during the thirty-five point loss to Sydney at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round fifteen.

Dom Tyson returned for the twenty-three point win against Port Adelaide at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round eighteen and played the remainder of the season.

Outside of football, Dom Tyson is an avid golfer and started a golf clothing brand in February 2017, called clutchandco.

Dom Tyson is currently studying a Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University.