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2016 Player Review - # 14 Lynden Dunn

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Lynden Dunn found himself on the outer with the selectors who preferred their younger tall defenders. By season's end, his future at the club was in doubt.

Games MFC 2016 4

Career Total 165

Goals MFC 2016 1

Career Total 97

Games CSFC 2016 14

Goals CSFC 2016 1

Keith "Bluey" Truscott Memorial Trophy 7 votes

 

 

Ex leadership player and great clubman. I'll remember his booming torps from full back kickins fondly. Best of luck for your future endeavours Dunny.

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Best of luck for the future Dunny.

I'll remember him as a player who got the most out of himself with a thumping kick and the ability to get under the oppositions skin,  Will also also remember his debut on a Friday Night in the wet in 2006 with Neitz & Miller out of the side, Dunn came in and kicked 2 in an impressive debut.

 

Unfortunately Frost, Hibberd & Co. are the future. Let's hope that we get a second or or third round pick from Brisbane that we can offset our trade to Essendon.


I feel a bit sorry for Lynden. For years had to put up with being in the middle AFLs version of the killing fields - the Melbourne backline. It can't have been much fun being constantly under pressure with little hope of actually winning. For a while he was considered one of the best one on one players in the game but the game has moved on. 

I hope he comes good with us, his kicking is an asset and he deserves some success with the team he has played with for so long. If not I'm sure most here wish him well with another club

 

165 games is not a bad effort and i think Dunny should be eligible for life membership to the club after more than 10 years service.

And in years to come we may see his son Emmett in the red and blue (Emmett Dunn ha ha)!

Edited by Dee Dee

 

I have always been a big wrap for Lynden and he held our back line together over the past 3-4 years But the game changed this year and Dunny didn't or couldn't adapt to what the coaches needed from him. Mind you his thumping kick helped clear the ball out of our back line on a regular basis and I really miss this aspect of his game. Sad but Dunny and Col were some how superseded in 2016!!

Always been solid without being a star. The type of player you don't want to loose as you know he's more than a worthy back up best 22 player. Under the circumstances you cant begrudge him for wanting to find a club where he can play AFL footy.

 


I'll never forget the presser after a game where he kicked a massive torp up the middle from a kick in. The reporter asked Roosy 'how good was that'? And Roosy says something like 'yeah, great. Where was that in the play book'? I laughed so much i nearly wet myself. 

Thanks Lynden for some very good games in our darkest years.

Sorry that our new game style doesn't fit your style, but you did your best in trying times.

Good luck whatever you do and keep your boy in the red and blue.

Dunny was a bright spot during some dark years. I will always think of him as a great clubman and great character no matter what happens beyond this season.

He always used to be paired with Matthew Bate in despatches. e.g why don't we offer Dunn + Bate for [insert name of champion from another club]?

Dunny turned his career around, and for a few seasons was a really good player. But, as others have said, the game has now passed him by.

And, like others, I wish him the best of luck. Shame that Brisbane has lost interest in him.

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