Lynden Dunn

Lynden Dunn
Dunn playing for Collingwood in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Lynden Dunn
Date of birth (1987-05-14) 14 May 1987
Original team(s) Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 15, 2004 national draft
Debut Round 6, 2006, Melbourne
vs. Geelong, at MCG
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 99 kg (218 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 15
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2005–2016 Melbourne 165 (97)
2017– Collingwood 031 0(1)
Total 196 (98)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 15, 2018.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Lynden Dunn (born 14 May 1987) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Melbourne Football Club from 2005 to 2016.

He was selected as Melbourne's second pick and 15th overall in the 2004 AFL Draft. 2005 was a learning year for Dunn who developed well with Melbourne's VFL affiliate team, Sandringham.

The young forward made significant progress in 2006, increasing his body size, and worked hard to break into the senior lineup for his debut in Round Six, a tightly fought victory over the Cats. Dunn played eleven games at senior level, kicking 13 goals and showed promising signs that he will be a player of the future for the Demons.

He worked hard on his body over the pre-season and after suffering a fractured cheekbone in the VFL, Dunn was able to return to the senior team in round 4, 2007, kicking three goals in a heavy loss to the Dockers. He played 12 games that season.

Dunn was embroiled in controversy in 2008 when he was reported twice within a minute for striking Brent Harvey - incidents for which he escaped from the tribunal with merely a reprimand.[1]

In 2010 Dunn has switched from playing as a tagger to a defensive-forward and has kicked his most goals in a single season, including a career best five goals against Richmond at the MCG in Round 19.[2]

As of the end of the 2017 season, Dunn has played the most games of any current AFL player without playing in a final.[3] He was traded to Collingwood during the 2016 trade period.[4]

In August 2017, Dunn joined Collingwood's Women's coaching team as an assistant coach.[5]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season[6]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2005 Melbourne 140——————————————
2006 Melbourne 14111310703310342131.20.96.439.43.81.2
2007 Melbourne 141297876815541380.80.67.35.712.93.43.2
2008 Melbourne 1416661018919059530.40.46.35.611.93.73.3
2009 Melbourne 1413811209021059420.60.19.26.916.24.53.2
2010 Melbourne 1418262219570265107501.41.210.83.914.75.92.8
2011 Melbourne 14111610863712350311.50.97.83.411.24.52.8
2012 Melbourne 1418961648224669460.50.39.14.613.73.82.6
2013 Melbourne 1418421959328867590.20.110.85.216.03.73.3
2014 Melbourne 142248273114387125260.20.412.45.217.65.71.2
2015 Melbourne 14221224212036299550.00.111.05.516.54.52.5
2016 Melbourne 1441042135515100.30.010.53.313.83.82.5
2017 Collingwood 1517111626823088230.10.19.54.013.55.21.4
Career 182 98 75 1737 877 2614 821 446 0.5 0.4 9.5 4.8 14.4 4.5 2.5

References

  1. ↑ Ralph, Jon (28 July 2008). "Brent Harvey talks up sucker's punch". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Horan, Michael (9 August 2010). "Lynden Dunn back on straight and narrow". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Miscellaneous Player Records". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Dunn deal: Pies grab key defender, Dees move up draft order". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Pies add veteran defender to AFLW coaching team". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 7 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Lynden Dunn". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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