Lynden Dunn
Melbourne and Collingwood
AFL career
198 games99 goals
- Debut
- R6 2006 v GEE5 May 2006
- Most recent
- R12 2020 v MEL15 Aug 2020
Stats
2020 | COL | 2 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 40 | 58 |
2018 | COL | 14 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 12.8 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51 | 61 |
2017 | COL | 17 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 13.5 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 56 | 68 |
2016 | MEL | 4 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 13.8 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 58 | 69 |
2015 | MEL | 22 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 16.5 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 66 | 82 |
2014 | MEL | 22 | 12.4 | 5.2 | 17.6 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 69 | 85 |
2013 | MEL | 18 | 10.8 | 5.2 | 16.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 68 | 82 |
2012 | MEL | 18 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 13.9 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 61 | 64 |
2011 | MEL | 11 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 11.2 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 63 | 64 |
2010 | MEL | 18 | 10.8 | 3.9 | 14.7 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 80 | 75 |
2009 | MEL | 13 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 16.2 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 73 | 72 |
2008 | MEL | 16 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 11.9 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 54 | 48 |
2007 | MEL | 12 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 12.9 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 60 | 68 |
2006 | MEL | 11 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 9.4 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 50 | - |
Bio
Recruited from the Calder Cannons with pick 15 in the 2004 National Draft, Lynden Dunn spent the first decade of his career at Melbourne, where he was initially deployed as a versatile utility. For much of his time with the Demons, he swung between the forward line, where he was a capable marking target, and various run-with roles in the midfield. It was not until the latter stages of his tenure under Paul Roos that he found his true niche as a key defender, finishing inside the top six of the club's best and fairest in 2014 and 2015. However, as Melbourne looked to regenerate its list with younger talent, Dunn requested a trade to Collingwood ahead of the 2017 season to extend his career.
At the Magpies, Dunn transformed from a depth recruit into a cult figure and a vital defensive pillar. He provided vocal leadership and structural discipline to the backline, often taking the opposition's best forward while directing his younger teammates. His career resurgence was cruelly interrupted by a ruptured ACL during the 2018 season, an injury that forced him to watch from the sidelines as Collingwood advanced to the Grand Final. Although he showed remarkable resilience to return to senior football in 2020 after being delisted and re-rookied, he ultimately retired just two games shy of the 200-game milestone, leaving the game as a highly respected competitor who successfully reinvented himself to remain relevant at the elite level.
Profile
- Born
- 14 May 1987 (age 39y 160d)
- Height
- 192 cm
- Weight
- 98 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the Calder Cannons with pick 15 in the 2004 National Draft, Lynden Dunn spent the first decade of his career at Melbourne, where he was initially deployed as a versatile utility. For much of his time with the Demons, he swung between the forward line, where he was a capable marking target, and various run-with roles in the midfield. It was not until the latter stages of his tenure under Paul Roos that he found his true niche as a key defender, finishing inside the top six of the club's best and fairest in 2014 and 2015. However, as Melbourne looked to regenerate its list with younger talent, Dunn requested a trade to Collingwood ahead of the 2017 season to extend his career.
At the Magpies, Dunn transformed from a depth recruit into a cult figure and a vital defensive pillar. He provided vocal leadership and structural discipline to the backline, often taking the opposition's best forward while directing his younger teammates. His career resurgence was cruelly interrupted by a ruptured ACL during the 2018 season, an injury that forced him to watch from the sidelines as Collingwood advanced to the Grand Final. Although he showed remarkable resilience to return to senior football in 2020 after being delisted and re-rookied, he ultimately retired just two games shy of the 200-game milestone, leaving the game as a highly respected competitor who successfully reinvented himself to remain relevant at the elite level.