The Bombers have received an exciting boost with Tom Cutler joining Essendon via a trade with Brisbane at Marvel Stadium on Wednesday. 

The club has traded pick 72 and a future third-round selection to secure pick 64 and Cutler, who received limited opportunities in the Lions’ senior line-up in 2019.

The talented utility played three games at AFL level this year – averaging 21.7 disposals, 8.3 contested possessions, five marks, 3.7 inside 50s and three rebound 50s – to take his career total to 66 from six seasons with the Lions.

Taken at pick No.33 in the 2013 NAB AFL Draft, the big-bodied Victorian stands at 192cm and possesses a thumping right boot, aerobic prowess and flexibility across the ground.

The 24-year-old's arrival will help bolster the club’s midfield, which was one of general manager of list and recruiting Adrian Dodoro’s key priorities for the Telstra AFL Trade Period.

“We’re really pleased Tom will be joining our club next season and feel he's coming into his prime football years,” Dodoro said. 

“He is a wingman with a lot of upside, speed and endurance. He suits the way we play.”

TOM CUTLER'S BIO

Date of birth: February 20, 1995

Height: 192cm

Weight: 92kg

Drafted from: Oakleigh Chargers

AFL debut: Round 4, 2014 v Port Adelaide

Games: 66

Goals: 32

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