Dom Tyson

Tyson was recruited by Greater Western Sydney with their third selection and third overall in the 2011 national draft.[15] He debuted in the opening round of the 2012 season against Sydney at ANZ Stadium in which he started as the substitute.[16] He was the round 23 nomination for the Rising Star after the twenty-eight point loss to North Melbourne at Škoda Stadium, where he recorded twenty-six disposals, seven clearances, five marks and a goal.[17] He managed ten games in his debut season after suffering from leg and back injuries for a majority of the season.[18][19] In October, speculation arose that he would move to the Richmond Football Club after they expressed an interest in securing a trade for him.[20] After stating he would be open to a move back to Melbourne,[21] he ultimately stayed with Greater Western Sydney.[22]

The start to Tyson's 2013 season was delayed after he tore his posterior cruciate ligament during the off-season;[23] he played his first match for the season in May with Greater Western Sydney's reserves side in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL).[24] He 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,[25] despite being contracted until the end of 2015.[26] He cited the opportunity to return home to Victoria as the key reason for the move,[27] and was lauded by Melbourne coach, Paul Roos, as an "absolute superstar in the making".[28]

Tyson at training in July 2015

Tyson's first season at Melbourne saw him play senior football consistently for the first time in his career, playing all matches for the season,[29] despite suffering a finger injury in round nine, which resulted in end of season surgery.[30] He received high praise during the season,[31][32] 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";[33] 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.[34][35] He acknowledged the reason for his improved season was due to moving home to Victoria and having a more settled environment.[36][37] His season was rewarded with a second-place finish in the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal with 293 votes, finishing behind Nathan Jones.[38] He received eleven votes in the Brownlow Medal count, the most for any player recruited in the 2011 draft,[29] and was awarded the Harold Ball Memorial Trophy as Melbourne's best young player.[39]

Tyson played in the first seven matches of the 2015 season before succumbing to a knee injury,[40] which was initially injured in the round four match against Richmond.[41] He returned to the senior side in round eleven for the two point loss against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium,[42] and played every match until the round nineteen loss against North Melbourne—which was also his 50th AFL match[43]—before missing the remainder of the season with a hamstring injury.[44] In what was described as a frustrating and inconsistent season by Tyson,[45] he managed fifteen matches and finished thirteenth in the best and fairest count with 130 votes.[46]

After playing the first eight matches of the 2016 season, Tyson was forced to miss the sixty-three point win against the Brisbane Lions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round nine after he was a late withdrawal due to illness.[47] He 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.[48] He played his fiftieth match for the club in the twenty-two point loss against Adelaide at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round thirteen.[49] His performance in the twenty-nine point win against Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round twenty received praise from then-Melbourne coach, Paul Roos, who described his performance as "elite", in which Tyson recorded thirty disposals, thirteen contested possessions, a game-high eleven score involvements and two goals.[50] His form continually improved throughout the season, which saw him named in the AFL Media team of the week three times,[51][52][53] and his "huge improvement" during the season was also a catalyst for Melbourne's rise on the ladder, according to Fox Sports Australia journalist, Anna Harrington.[54] His performances in the season saw him finish fourth in Melbourne's best and fairest count with 357 votes.[55] Despite being contracted until the end of the 2017 season, he signed a contract extension in September, tying him to the club until the end of 2019.[56]

During the 2017 pre-season, as part of a Melbourne training camp before the Christmas break, Tyson partially dislocated one of his patella tendons which forced him to miss a majority of pre-season training.[57] He 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.[58] After being "underdone" for round one, he played his first AFL match of the season in the twenty-two point win against Carlton at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round two.[59] Being crucial in the victory according to the Australian Associated Press,[60] he recorded thirty-two disposals and received two Brownlow votes, indicating he was judged as the second best player on the ground by the field umpires.[61] He played fourteen consecutive matches before experiencing knee soreness during the thirty-five point loss to Sydney at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round fifteen.[62] The knee injury forced him to miss the next two matches against Carlton at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Adelaide at TIO Stadium.[63][64] He 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.[65] Playing nineteen matches for the year, he finished tenth in Melbourne's best and fairest count with 275 votes.[66]

At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Tyson was traded to North Melbourne.[67]

After six games in three years for North Melbourne, Tyson was delisted at the conclusion of the 2021 AFL season.[68]