John Hynes (born 23 February 1979) is a former

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er who played with Carlton in the

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. Drafted in 1997, Hynes debuted the following year. Playing as a key position player at 184 cm, Hynes often had to play on much larger opponents. As a result, Hynes only managed four senior games in 1998, although he did win the reserves

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award. After failing to play a senior match in 1999, Hynes was delisted by Carlton. He went on to play for Frankston in the

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. Hynes was named Frankston Reserve Team Coach for the 2004 season. His son Cooper Hynes was drafted by

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in the

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References

Sources

*Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 8th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. *
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