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Shannon Byrnes

Shannon Byrnes

Geelong / Melbourne
Forward · Forward Pocket Right Retired
Career games
131
Debut
2004
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Player Information

Height 175 cm
Date of Birth 7-Apr-1984
AFL Debut 2004

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Shannon Byrnes made his AFL debut for Geelong in 2004 and played 131 games, including 108 for Geelong between 2004 and 2012 and 23 for Melbourne between 2013 and 2014.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2013 to 2014 was right forward pocket. Across his recorded games, he averaged 4.0 marks and 2.7 tackles per game and scored 117 goals and 97 behinds. His highest recorded season total was 35 goals, from 23 games in 2010 at an average of 1.5 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 18.55 per game in 2009. The largest total in those seasons is 408 disposals, recorded in 2009.

His honours include 2 premierships in 2007 and 2009.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20092240818.55
20131724314.29
201466510.83
About these season figures

Compared 9 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2014 8
Melbourne MEL
Western Bulldogs vs WBD
L
83-99
MCG INT INT 10 10 4 6 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69% 70% 88 41 36 82 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 100 0 0 1 -- 0 0% 0% 3 12 -- -- -- -- -- 3 75% 0 1 4.5 0 5 5 0 —
2014 7
Melbourne MEL
Adelaide @ ADE
W
70-67
Adelaide Oval INT INT 10 10 2 8 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 5 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 73% 90% 89 49 41 85 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -- 0 0% 0% 2 12 -- -- -- -- -- 1 50% 0 1 6.2 0 6 3 2 —
2014 6
Melbourne MEL
Sydney vs SYD
L
38-69
MCG INT INT 10 12 6 6 1 1 2 4 0 3 0 1 5 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 71% 58% 79 55 59 146 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -- 4 75% 25% 4 13 -- -- -- -- -- 2 33.3% 0 3 6 1 2 6 4 —
2014 3
Melbourne MEL
Greater Western Sydney @ GWS
L
47-79
GIANTS Stadium FWD HFFR 10 7 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 57% 57% 73 35 27 40 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 -- 0 0% 0% 1 15 -- -- -- -- -- 1 50% 0 2 4 0 2 3 1 —
2014 2
Melbourne MEL
West Coast vs WCE
L
30-123
MCG FWD FPR 10 12 7 5 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 9 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 75% 83% 90 67 62 191 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 25 2 -- 3 100% 66.7% 4 14 -- -- -- -- -- 6 85.7% 1 1 10.6 0 2 4 6 —
Latest 5 of 131 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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