AFL great Mark "Bomber" Thompson has escaped a string of drug trafficking charges after a magistrate ruled he didn’t intend to sell the ice and 480 ecstasy pills found in his home.

Magistrate Duncan Reynolds did, though, find drug possession charges against Thompson were proven.

Mark "Bomber" Thompson (right) arrives at court on Thursday. Credit:AAP

“The remaining charges of trafficking are dismissed,” Mr Reynolds said.

Thompson appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday in his signature blue suit, supported by more than half a dozen family members including his daughter and parents.