David Stynes (born 1976) is a former Gaelic footballer and Australian rules footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield, Half Forward | ||
| Born | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Ballyboden St Enda's Whitehorse Pioneers | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| Dublin | 1 | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 minor | ||
Playing career
editAustralian rules football
editStynes played for Ireland's winning team in the 2002 Australian Football International Cup in Melbourne. He was also selected for the All-Star Team,[1] and returned with the team that reached the semi-finals of the 2005 Australian Football International Cup.[2] He won his second medal when Ireland won the 2011 Australian Football International Cup title.[3] In 2011 David was appointed captain coach of the Moorabbin Kangaroos in the Southern Football League in Victoria.[4]
Gaelic football
editThe Ballyboden St Enda's clubman represented Dublin GAA at minor level and won a Leinster Minor Football Championship medal in 1994 before losing to Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. He also represented Dublin at under-21 & Senior level.[5][6] In Australia, he represented Victoria in the Australasian GAA Championships.
Family
editHis brother Brian was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Dublin senior team and won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal in 1995, while his late brother Jim won the Brownlow Medal and played with the Melbourne Football Club.[7]
References
edit- ^ Hanlon, Peter. Stynes junior puts durability to the test The Age. 23 August 2002
- ^ "AFL Photos - Galleries - AFL Photo Galleries". aflphotos.com.au.
- ^ "IC11 Squad - Super Warriors named - World Footy News". worldfootynews.com.
- ^ bennylocalfooty (29 August 2011). "David Stynes and The Irish at Moorabbin Football Club" – via YouTube.
- ^ 1994 All-Ireland football Semi-final Match Programme August
- ^ "Meet the team". wordpress.com. 3 August 2011.
- ^ "AFL Statistics by FootyWire : Australian Rules Football League Stats". footywire.com.
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