Lynden Dunn
Dunn playing for Collingwood in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Lynden Dunn
Date of birth (1987-05-14) 14 May 1987 (age 36)
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
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2005–2016 Melbourne 165 (97)
2017–2020 Collingwood 033 0(2)
Total 198 (99)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Lynden Dunn (born 14 May 1987) is a retired professional Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL) for Melbourne from 2005 to 2016 and for Collingwood from 2017 to 2020. He kicked 99 goals in 198 games.

Career

Dunn 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 6, 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 had switched from playing as a tagger to a defensive-forward and had 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]

In October 2019, Dunn was delisted by Collingwood, with the club leaving the option of them considering him in the rookie draft if he is still without a club.[6] In March 2020, Collingwood used their final list spot to sign Dunn on a one-year rookie deal.[7]

In 2020, Dunn was handed a four match suspension for breaching the AFL's COVID-19 protocols, after he and teammate Steele Sidebottom had shared an Uber together and visited several homes.[8]

In October 2020, Dunn retired from football, after kicking 99 goals in 198 games.[9][10]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season[11]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2005 Melbourne 14 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2006 Melbourne 14 11 13 10 70 33 103 42 13 1.2 0.9 6.4 3 9.4 3.8 1.2
2007 Melbourne 14 12 9 7 87 68 155 41 38 0.8 0.6 7.3 5.7 12.9 3.4 3.2
2008 Melbourne 14 16 6 6 101 89 190 59 53 0.4 0.4 6.3 5.6 11.9 3.7 3.3
2009 Melbourne 14 13 8 1 120 90 210 59 42 0.6 0.1 9.2 6.9 16.2 4.5 3.2
2010 Melbourne 14 18 26 22 195 70 265 107 50 1.4 1.2 10.8 3.9 14.7 5.9 2.8
2011 Melbourne 14 11 16 10 86 37 123 50 31 1.5 0.9 7.8 3.4 11.2 4.5 2.8
2012 Melbourne 14 18 9 6 164 82 246 69 46 0.5 0.3 9.1 4.6 13.7 3.8 2.6
2013 Melbourne 14 18 4 2 195 93 288 67 59 0.2 0.1 10.8 5.2 16.0 3.7 3.3
2014 Melbourne 14 22 4 8 273 114 387 125 26 0.2 0.4 12.4 5.2 17.6 5.7 1.2
2015 Melbourne 14 22 1 2 242 120 362 99 55 0.0 0.1 11.0 5.5 16.5 4.5 2.5
2016 Melbourne 14 4 1 0 42 13 55 15 10 0.3 0.0 10.5 3.3 13.8 3.8 2.5
2017 Collingwood 15 17 1 1 162 68 230 88 23 0.1 0.1 9.5 4.0 13.5 5.2 1.4
2018 Collingwood 15 14 0 0 119 60 179 57 28 0.0 0.0 8.5 4.3 12.8 4.1 2.0
2019 Collingwood 15 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2020 Collingwood 15 2 1 0 12 6 18 5 3 0.5 0.0 6.0 3.0 9.0 2.5 1.5
Career 198 99 75 1868 943 2811 883 477 0.5 0.4 9.4 4.8 14.2 4.5 2.4

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. ^ Ramsey, Michael (28 October 2019). "Glimmer of hope for axed Pies' AFL veteran". The Newcastle Herald.
  7. ^ Gabelich, Josh (9 March 2020). "Collingwood uses final list spot on Lynden Dunn, Bombers and Blues yet to make decision". Fox Sports.
  8. ^ Marc McGowan (1 July 2020). "Pies fume at 'excessive' COVID ban for Steele". Australian Football League. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  9. ^ Sutton, Ben (13 October 2020). "Lynden's done: Cult hero retires after 198 games at two clubs". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  10. ^ Healey, Catherine (13 October 2020). "Collingwood's Adam Treloar sets record straight on fiance Kim Ravaillion's move back to Queensland". The West Australian. Collingwood have confirmed veteran Lynden Dunn has retired after 198 games.
  11. ^ "Lynden Dunn". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

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