Mick Dwyer Explained

Mick Dwyer
Fullname:Mark Dwyer
Birth Date:16 November 1968
Originalteam:Lyndale
Height:178 cm
Weight:81 kg
Statsend:1996
Years1:1986–1995
Club1:St Kilda
Games Goals1:80 (61)
Years2:1996
Club2:Fitzroy
Games Goals2:8 (3)
Games Goalstotal:88 (64)

Mark "Mick" Dwyer (born 16 November 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Fitzroy in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).

Dwyer made his VFL debut in 1986 at the age of 17, after arriving at the club from Lyndale. A centreman and utility, Dwyer had an injury plagued career but did manage to play all 22 games in the 1989 VFL season. He had 456 disposals for the year which was just three behind club leader Peter Russo.[1]

In 1992 he spent most of the season in the reserves but forced his way into the team late in the year and participated in St Kilda's finals campaign. For his efforts in the seconds he took home the Gardiner Medal.[2]

Although he only put together nine games in 1993, Dwyer earned eight votes at the Brownlow Medal count to finish as St Kilda's second best performer behind future winner Robert Harvey. He played just six further games over the next two seasons and in the 1995 AFL draft was traded to Fitzroy for pick 36, which was used on Andrew Lamb.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mick Dwyer. AFL Tables.
  2. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.