[5] Tyson was elected the captain for Oakleigh in 2011 and led the team to a grand final for the first time since 2006,[6] but ultimately lost to the Sandringham Dragons by eight points.

[10] He 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.

[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.

[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".

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.