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David Hynes
David Hynes
Personal information
Full name	David Thomas Hynes
Date of birth	31 March 1967 (age 57)
Draft	No. 24, 1988 national draft
Debut	Round 1, 1991, West Coast vs. Melbourne, at Subiaco Oval
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1985–1990	Port Adelaide (SANFL)
1991–1998	South Fremantle (WAFL)
1991–1995	West Coast
1996–1997	Fremantle
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1998.
Career highlights
	Port Adelaide premiership player 1988, 1989, 1990; Fos Williams Medal 1992, South Australia vs. Victoria; West Coast premiership player 1994; South Fremantle premiership player 1997; Simpson Medal 1997;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

David Thomas Hynes (born 31 March 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) between 1991 and 1997.

Hynes attended Rostrevor College,^[1] he started his career at South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Port Adelaide and was recruited by West Coast with pick 24 in the 1988 VFL Draft. He chose to remain with Port Adelaide for a time, playing in their 1988, 1989 and 1990 SANFL Premiership teams before making his AFL debut with the Eagles in Round 1, 1991 AFL season. From 1992 to 1995 he played finals football every year, including West Coast's 1994 AFL Grand Final win over Geelong.

Hynes was a versatile player who was used as a key defender, key forward or ruckman. Hynes crossed to rival club Fremantle in 1996 and spent two seasons with the club. When not selected by Fremantle during this time he represented South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and was a member of their 1997 premiership team, winning the Simpson Medal for the best player in the Grand Final.

Statistics

^[2]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks	H/O	Hit-outs


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals								Averages (per game)								Votes
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O	Votes
1991	West Coast	22	9	4	7	56	55	111	19	6	38	0.4	0.8	6.2	6.1	12.3	2.1	0.7	4.2	0
1992	West Coast	22	17	19	15	132	78	210	71	20	61	1.1	0.9	7.8	4.6	12.4	4.2	1.2	3.6	0
1993	West Coast	22	21	14	14	167	94	261	100	17	79	0.7	0.7	8.0	4.5	12.4	4.8	0.8	3.8	0
1994†	West Coast	22	13	12	10	94	57	151	54	10	90	0.9	0.8	7.2	4.4	11.6	4.2	0.8	6.9	0
1995	West Coast	22	13	6	2	66	48	114	36	8	43	0.5	0.2	5.1	3.7	8.8	2.8	0.6	3.3	2
1996	Fremantle	16	12	4	3	118	59	177	51	12	41	0.3	0.3	9.8	4.9	14.8	4.3	1.0	3.4	0
1997	Fremantle	16	1	0	0	3	1	4	1	0	3	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0
Career			86	59	51	636	392	1028	332	73	355	0.7	0.6	7.4	4.6	12.0	3.9	0.8	4.1	2