David Stynes
Encyclopedia
David Stynes is a former Gaelic football
er and Australian rules football
er.
in Melbourne
. He was also selected for the All-Star Team, and returned with the team that reached the semi finals of the 2005 Australian Football International Cup
. He won his second medal when Ireland won the 2011 Australian Football International Cup
title..
He 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.
In 2011 David was appointed captain coach of the Moorabbin Kangaroos in the Southern Football League in Victoria.
was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Dublin GAA
team and won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
medal in 1995, and his brother Jim
won the prestigious Brownlow Medal
and played with the Melbourne Football Club
.
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
er and Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er.
Playing career
Stynes played for Ireland's winning team in the 2002 Australian Football International Cup2002 Australian Football International Cup
The 2002 Australian Football International Cup was the inaugural international Australian rules football tournament held in Melbourne, Australia in 2002....
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. He was also selected for the All-Star Team, and returned with the team that reached the semi finals of the 2005 Australian Football International Cup
2005 Australian Football International Cup
The 2005 Australian Football International Cup was the second time that the Australian Football International Cup tournament, an international Australian rules football competition was held....
. He won his second medal when Ireland won the 2011 Australian Football International Cup
2011 Australian Football International Cup
The 2011 Australian Football International Cup is the fourth edition of the Australian Football International Cup, an international Australian rules football competition run by the Australian Football League....
title..
He represented Dublin GAA
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
at minor level and won a Leinster Minor Football Championship
Leinster Minor Football Championship
The Leinster Minor Football Championship is a Gaelic football "knockout" competition played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council. Each county in the province fields a team in the competition. The term "minor" is given to players who are...
medal in 1994 before losing to Galway in the All-Ireland
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for under-18 competitors of the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland...
semi-final. He also represented Dublin at under-21 & Senior level.
In 2011 David was appointed captain coach of the Moorabbin Kangaroos in the Southern Football League in Victoria.
Family
His brother BrianBrian Stynes
Brian Stynes is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Dublin and now resides in Australia. He Attended De La Salle College, Churchtown,Dublin-Australian rules football career:...
was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Dublin GAA
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
team and won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...
medal in 1995, and his brother Jim
Jim Stynes
James "Jim" Stynes OAM is an Irish former professional Australian rules footballer who is currently a businessman, philanthropist, writer, youth worker, qualified teacher and chairman of Melbourne Football Club since 2008....
won the prestigious Brownlow Medal
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
and played with the Melbourne Football Club
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
.