Scott Wynd

Scott Wynd
Personal information
Date of birth	(1970-01-25) 25 January 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Jacana, Victoria
Original team(s)	Jacana
Height	201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	108 kg (238 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1988–2000	Footscray/Western Bulldogs	237 (31)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2000.
Career highlights
Charles Sutton Medal: 1992 Footscray/Western Bulldogs captain: 1994–2000 Brownlow Medal: 1992 All-Australian Team: 1992 Western Bulldogs Team of the Century
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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]

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
1988	Footscray	52	1	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0
1989	Footscray	15	20	5	3	94	125	219	67	25	0.3	0.2	4.7	6.3	11.0	3.4	1.3
1990	Footscray	15	14	1	0	58	105	163	42	15	0.1	0.0	4.1	7.5	11.6	3.0	1.1
1991	Footscray	15	20	5	1	85	255	340	135	23	0.3	0.1	4.3	12.8	17.0	6.8	1.2
1992	Footscray	15	24	0	0	155	278	433	143	28	0.0	0.0	6.5	11.6	18.0	6.0	1.2
1993	Footscray	15	19	2	0	108	189	297	107	27	0.1	0.0	5.7	9.9	15.6	5.6	1.4
1994	Footscray	15	9	9	3	31	40	71	24	6	1.0	0.3	3.4	4.4	7.9	2.7	0.7
1995	Footscray	15	19	2	1	94	163	257	72	17	0.1	0.1	4.9	8.6	13.5	3.8	0.9
1996	Footscray	15	21	0	0	71	200	271	67	19	0.0	0.0	3.4	9.5	12.9	3.2	0.9
1997	Western Bulldogs	15	23	3	2	97	194	291	83	30	0.1	0.1	4.2	8.4	12.7	3.6	1.3
1998	Western Bulldogs	15	22	1	1	83	240	323	78	18	0.0	0.0	3.8	10.9	14.7	3.5	0.8
1999	Western Bulldogs	15	23	1	0	85	183	268	47	24	0.0	0.0	3.7	8.0	11.7	2.0	1.0
2000	Western Bulldogs	15	22	2	2	75	128	203	56	33	0.1	0.1	3.4	5.8	9.2	2.5	1.5
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

• 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]

References

1. Cleary, Mitch (5 January 2020). "Back in my day: Ranking the AFL coaches as players". Australian Football League. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
2. Article title^[usurped] Full Points Footy Bio
3. Higgins, Ben (21 July 2014). "Vote: We look at the best ruckmen of the modern era after West Coast's Dean Cox's retirement". News Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
4. Scott Wynd's player profile at AFL Tables
5. Hillier, K. (2004) Like Father Like Son, Pennon Publishing, Melbourne. ISBN 1-877029-73-4.

External links

• Scott Wynd's playing statistics from AFL Tables