Scott Wynd Explained

Scott Wynd
Birth Date:	1970 1, df=yes
Birth Place:	Jacana, Victoria
Originalteam:	Jacana
Height:	201 cm
Weight:	108 kg
Statsend:	2000
Years1:	1988–2000
Club1:	Footscray/Western Bulldogs
Games Goals1:	237 (31)
Careerhighlights:	Charles Sutton Medal 1992 Footscray/Western Bulldogs captain 1994–2000 Brownlow Medal 1992 All-Australian Team 1992 Western Bulldogs Team of the Century

Scott Wynd (born 25 January 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League, playing with Footscray.

AFL career

Debuting in 1988, the 201 cm ruckman was the winner of the 1992 Brownlow Medal^[1] after team mate Tony Liberatore won it in 1990. He was also the captain of Footscray/Western Bulldogs from 1994 until his retirement at the end of the 2000 season.^[2] Wynd is widely considered one of the best ruckmen of the modern era.^[3]

Playing statistics

^[4]

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1988|style="text-align:center;"|| 52 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 4.0 || 0.0 || 4.0 || 0.0 || 0.0|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1989|style="text-align:center;"|| 15 || 20 || 5 || 3 || 94 || 125 || 219 || 67 || 25 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 4.7 || 6.3 || 11.0 || 3.4 || 1.3|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1990|style="text-align:center;"|| 15 || 14 || 1 || 0 || 58 || 105 || 163 || 42 || 15 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 4.1 || 7.5 || 11.6 || 3.0 || 1.1|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1991|style="text-align:center;"|| 15 || 20 || 5 || 1 || 85 || 255 || 340 || 135 || 23 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 4.3 || 12.8 || 17.0 || 6.8 || 1.2|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1992|style="text-align:center;"|| 15 || 24 || 0 || 0 || 155 || 278 || 433 || 143 || 28 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.5 || 11.6 || 18.0 || 6.0 || 1.2|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1993|style="text-align:center;"|| 15 || 19 || 2 || 0 || 108 || 189 || 297 || 107 || 27 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 5.7 || 9.9 || 15.6 || 5.6 || 1.4|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1994|style="text-align:center;"|| 15 || 9 || 9 || 3 || 31 || 40 || 71 || 24 || 6 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 3.4 || 4.4 || 7.9 || 2.7 || 0.7|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1995|style="text-align:center;"|| 15 || 19 || 2 || 1 || 94 || 163 || 257 || 72 || 17 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 4.9 || 8.6 || 13.5 || 3.8 || 0.9|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1996|style="text-align:center;"|| 15 || 21 || 0 || 0 || 71 || 200 || 271 || 67 || 19 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 3.4 || 9.5 || 12.9 || 3.2 || 0.9|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1997|style="text-align:center;"|| 15 || 23 || 3 || 2 || 97 || 194 || 291 || 83 || 30 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 4.2 || 8.4 || 12.7 || 3.6 || 1.3|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1998|style="text-align:center;"|| 15 || 22 || 1 || 1 || 83 || 240 || 323 || 78 || 18 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 3.8 || 10.9 || 14.7 || 3.5 || 0.8|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1999|style="text-align:center;"|| 15 || 23 || 1 || 0 || 85 || 183 || 268 || 47 || 24 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 3.7 || 8.0 || 11.7 || 2.0 || 1.0|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2000|style="text-align:center;"|| 15 || 22 || 2 || 2 || 75 || 128 || 203 || 56 || 33 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 3.4 || 5.8 || 9.2 || 2.5 || 1.5|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 237! 31! 13! 1040! 2100! 3140! 921! 265! 0.1! 0.1! 4.4! 8.9! 13.2! 3.9! 1.1|}

Honours and achievements

Brownlow Medal votes
Season	Votes
1988	—
1989	3
1990	3
1991	12
1992	20
1993	12
1994	—
1995	9
1996	5
1997	4
1998	12
1999	8
2000	3
Total	91
Key:
Green / Bold = Won<		-- = joint winner
Red / Italics = Ineligible-->

• Individual
  • Brownlow Medal

1992

• • Charles Sutton Medal (Footscray F.C. Best & Fairest)

1992

• • All-Australian

1992

• • Footscray F.C./Western Bulldogs Captain

1994-2000

• • Footscray F.C. Team of the Century - Interchange

Family

Wynd's father Garrey Wynd played two games for Melbourne in 1966 and his brother Paul Wynd played three games for North Melbourne in 1997.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Back in my day: Ranking the AFL coaches as players. Australian Football League. Cleary. Mitch. January 5, 2020. March 24, 2020.
2. http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/wi-x-y-z.htm#Scott%20Wynd%20(Footscray/Western%20Bulldogs) Full Points Footy Bio
3. Web site: Vote: We look at the best ruckmen of the modern era after West Coast's Dean Cox's retirement. News Australia. Higgins. Ben. July 21, 2014. March 23, 2020.
4. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/S/Scott_Wynd.html Scott Wynd's player profile at AFL Tables
5. Hillier, K. (2004) Like Father Like Son, Pennon Publishing, Melbourne. .