Scott Wynd (born 25 January 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League, playing with Footscray.

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 career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1988–2000 Footscray/Western Bulldogs 237 (31)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2000.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

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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

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[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

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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

Family

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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

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  1. ^ Cleary, Mitch (5 January 2020). "Back in my day: Ranking the AFL coaches as players". Australian Football League. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/wi-x-y-z.htm#Scott%20Wynd%20(Footscray/Western%20Bulldogs) 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.
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