Shannon Byrnes

Shannon Byrnes (born April 7, 1984) is a professional Australian rules football player playing in the Australian Football League.

Career

Byrnes was recruited from the Murray Bushrangers and was the last draftee selected by the Geelong Football Club in the AFL rookie draft in 2002. He was given the guernsey number 46, but changed it to 17 at the start of the 2005 season. Byrnes also wore the #10 guernsey when he co-captained the Murray Bushrangers. As a second year rookie, he was promoted to Geelong’s senior list for the remainder of the 2004 season, replacing James Kelly who was out for the rest of the year after breaking his leg against the West Coast Eagles. Byrnes competed in the 2005 AFL Grand Final sprint, coming in third place, and represented Geelong again in 2006, coming fifth in the handicapped heat, causing him to be ineligible to run in the final sprint. In 2005, he finished 21st in Geelong's Best & Fairest count and improved in 2006 by moving up two notches to 19th despite playing 9 less games that season. The speedy-left footer had an inconsistent season in 2006, with failure to convert in front of goals and inability to break into a fit team seeing him being put in and out of the team. Byrnes will look to impose himself as a prominent player for the Geelong Football Club in the future, and is contracted til the end of season 2008. Byrnes has also polled a total of four Brownlow votes, polling two votes each in the 2005 and 2007 medal counts. In 2007, Byrnes was part of the 2007 Premiership team and had 14 disposals, and kicked one goal.

Statistics

Statistics are correct as of Sept 29, 2007 (Grand Final)

External links

• Shannon Byrnes profile on the Official AFL Website of the Geelong Football Club
• Shannon Byrnes's statistics from AFL Tables