David Stynes

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David Stynes
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield, Half Forward
Born Dublin, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
Ballyboden St Enda's
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
Dublin 1
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1 minor

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]

References[]

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


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