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Key Facts

Full name
David Thomas Hynes

Known as
David Hynes

Born
31 March 1967 (age 57)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 23y 358d
Last game: 30y 19d

Height and weight
Height: 190 cm
Weight: 91 kg

Senior clubs
Port Adelaide; West Coast; South Fremantle; Fremantle

Jumper numbers
West Coast: 22
Fremantle: 16

Recruited from
Port Adelaide (1991); West Coast (1996)

David Hynes

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
Port AdelaideSANFL1985-19901201150.96—————
West CoastAFL1991-199573550.7571%7.054.553.842
South FremantleWR1991-199862270.44—————
FremantleAFL1996-19971340.3131%9.314.624.000
SANFL1985-19901201150.96—————
AFL1991-199786590.6965%7.404.563.862
WR1991-199862270.44—————
Total1985-19982682010.75—————

AFL: 10,188th player to appear, 2,845th most games played, 1,807th most goals kickedWest Coast: 65th player to appear, 93rd most games played, 62nd most goals kickedFremantle: 44th player to appear, 183rd most games played, 163rd most goals kicked

David Hynes was an imposing key position player and ruckman who enjoyed a noteworthy career in three competitions. He commenced in 1985 with SANFL club Port Adelaide for whom his 121 appearances in six seasons included the winning grand finals of 1988, 1989 and 1990. Between 1991 and 1995 he played 73 AFL games for West Coast and was a premiership player in 1994. When not selected for the Eagles he played for South Fremantle whom he helped to a flag in 1997 with a Simpson Medal-winning display in a grand final defeat of East Fremantle. As regards his AFL career he switched to cross-city rivals Fremantle in 1996 and played 13 games for the club over two seasons. The South Freo portion of his career involved 62 appearances from 1991 to 1998.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.