Brayden Maynard (born 20 September 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the

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in the Australian Football League (AFL).

State football

Maynard played junior football with the Hampton Rovers in the

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(VAFA). Maynard represented

Sandringham Dragons The Sandringham Dragons are an Australian rules football club playing in the NAB League, the top statewide under-18 competition in Victoria, Australia. They are based at the Trevor Barker Oval in Sandringham, Victoria, representing the south ...

in the

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. He played 13 games for them in the

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and 17 games in the

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. During the 2014 season, he averaged 22 disposals and 6 tackles per game, winning the club's season

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award. Sandringham Dragons' talent manager, Ryan O'Connor, compared Maynard to

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, saying "he's a really exciting player because he’s quite explosive and powerful and has got a beautiful left foot kick and a real feel for the game." Maynard represented Vic Metro at the 2014 AFL Under 18 Championships, averaging 15 disposals and 5 tackles per game. He was named among the best players in both matches against Vic Country, and scored a goal in the second game against Vic Country as well as in both games against Western Australia.

AFL career

Maynard was drafted by

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with their third selection and 30th pick overall in the

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. After being drafted to the club, he was glad that he knew his fellow draftees, having played with Jordan De Goey,

Darcy Moore Darcy Moore (born 25 January 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Collingwood Football Club. The son of former Collingwood captain Peter Moore, he played for the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup before he was ...

, and Matthew Goodyear at the

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. He made his debut against Hawthorn in round 14 of the 2015 season. After the 2017 season, Maynard signed a contract extension until the end of the 2020 season. Maynard played in Collingwood's losing team in the 2018 Grand Final against West Coast. He was involved in the controversial goal at the end, with some fans and analysts claiming he should've been awarded a free kick after being blocked by Willie Rioli, which allowed Dom Sheed to

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and kick the winning goal. In April 2019, despite having more than a year left on his contract, Collingwood signed Maynard on another two year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2022 season. In the 2019 season, Maynard came in fifth in the

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count, giving a humorous speech, which included a light dig at Justin Longmuir, Collingwood's assistant coach who left to take up the head coaching role at

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. In the third round of the 2020 season, Maynard played his 100th game for Collingwood.

Coaching

In 2019, Maynard took on an assistant coaching role, under Peter Schwab, at De La Salle College where he studied.

Personal life

Maynard was born in

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, but grew up in

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barracking for

. He is the son of

Peter Maynard Peter Maynard (born 28 June 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Glenelg and Woodville-West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). H ...

, who played for Melbourne in the AFL and for Glenelg in the

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(SANFL) and the grandson of Graham Campbell, who played and coached Fitzroy, as well as coaching West Perth and Glenelg. His brother,

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, played football for Melbourne in the AFL as a category B rookie after a career playing

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professionally. He attended De La Salle College in Malvern, an inner suburb of

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Individual *

All-Australian team The All-Australian team is an all-star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. It represents a complete team, including an interchange bench, of the best-performed players during the season, led by ...

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maynard, Brayden Living people 1996 births Collingwood Football Club players Sandringham Dragons players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)