David Haynes (born 10 June 1981) is a former

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er who played with the

West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known as the Victorian Football L ...

and Geelong in the Australian Football League (AFL), and

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in the

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(WAFL). Originally from North Warrnambool Football Club in the

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, Haynes played for junior club

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before being drafted by West Coast with the 16th selection of the 1999 AFL draft, which the Eagles had secured from Fremantle in exchange for Brendon Fewster. Haynes made his senior AFL debut in

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but spent most of his first two seasons in the WAFL with East Perth, where he was a member of their 2001 premiership team. A half forward flanker, he kicked 27 goals from 21 appearances for West Coast in 2003. At the 2003 AFL draft, Haynes was traded to Geelong, for the 20th draft pick with which West Coast drafted

Sam Butler Samuel Butler (born 14 January 1986) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). A talented underage soccer player from Gawler, South Australia, who only ...

. In 2004 Haynes played 16 games, three of them in the finals series, but was delisted after registering just three appearances the following season. Haynes is a cousin of Australian international cricketer

Rachael Haynes Rachael Louise Haynes (born 26 December, 1986) is an Australian former international cricketer who has won six world championships as a member of the national women's team. A left-handed batter, Haynes was vice-captain of Australia from 2017 to ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Haynes, David 1981 births West Coast Eagles players Geelong Football Club players East Perth Football Club players Subiaco Football Club players Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Falcons players