David Stynes Explained

David Stynes
Dateofbirth:1976
County:Dublin
Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Province:Leinster
Club:Ballyboden St Enda's
Whitehorse Pioneers
Counties:Dublin
Icapps(Points):1
Icprovince:1 minor
Icposition:Midfield, Half Forward
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland

David Stynes (born 1976) is a former Gaelic footballer and Australian rules footballer.

Playing career

Australian rules football

Stynes 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

The 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

His 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]

Notes and References

  1. Hanlon, Peter. Stynes junior puts durability to the test The Age. 23 August 2002
  2. Web site: AFL Photos - Galleries - AFL Photo Galleries. aflphotos.com.au.
  3. Web site: IC11 Squad - Super Warriors named - World Footy News. worldfootynews.com.
  4. Web site: David Stynes and The Irish at Moorabbin Football Club. bennylocalfooty. 29 August 2011. YouTube.
  5. 1994 All-Ireland football Semi-final Match Programme August
  6. Web site: Meet the team. 3 August 2011. wordpress.com.
  7. Web site: AFL Statistics by FootyWire : Australian Rules Football League Stats. footywire.com.