Eliza Karley Hynes (born 29 January 1992) is an Australian

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and

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player, and an

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er.

Volleyball career

Hynes played beach volleyball together with

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from 2010 to 2012. They won the bronze medal at the 2010

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. She was first selected to be part of the senior

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for a tour of Vietnam in March, 2013. She then participated in the

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. At club level she played professionally for

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's OrPo volleyball club in Finland's national women's league in 2013, and for Victoria Volleyball Academy in 2014.

AFL Women's career

On 21 May 2017, it was reported that Hynes had been signed by Collingwood as a rookie for the

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. She had no prior experience playing

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, but hopes to play as a forward. On 4 June 2018, Hynes was elevated to Collingwood's senior list ahead of the

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. In June 2020, Hynes retired from football.

Statistics

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hynes, Eliza (Karley) 1992 births Living people Australian women's volleyball players Australian women's beach volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) Australian rules footballers from Bendigo Collingwood Football Club (AFLW) players Wing spikers 21st-century Australian sportswomen Sportswomen from Victoria (state) Australian expatriate volleyball players in Germany