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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)
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Port Adelaide | SANFL | 1985-1990 | 120 | 115 | 0.96 | — | — | — | — | — |
West Coast | AFL | 1991-1995 | 73 | 55 | 0.75 | 71% | 7.05 | 4.55 | 3.84 | 2 |
South Fremantle | WR | 1991-1998 | 62 | 27 | 0.44 | — | — | — | — | — |
Fremantle | AFL | 1996-1997 | 13 | 4 | 0.31 | 31% | 9.31 | 4.62 | 4.00 | 0 |
SANFL | 1985-1990 | 120 | 115 | 0.96 | — | — | — | — | — | |
AFL | 1991-1997 | 86 | 59 | 0.69 | 65% | 7.40 | 4.56 | 3.86 | 2 | |
WR | 1991-1998 | 62 | 27 | 0.44 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Total | 1985-1998 | 268 | 201 | 0.75 | — | — | — | — | — |
AFL: 10,188th player to appear, 2,877th most games played, 1,832nd most goals kickedWest Coast: 65th player to appear, 93rd most games played, 62nd most goals kickedFremantle: 44th player to appear, 187th most games played, 168th 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