Garry Lyon

Garry Lyon
Lyon in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Garry Peter Lyon
Date of birth	(1967-09-13) 13 September 1967 (age 49)
Place of birth	Devonport, Tasmania
Original team(s)	Kyabram
Height / weight	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) / 96 kg (212 lb)
Position(s)	Centre half-forward
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1986–1999	Melbourne	226 (426)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1989–1995	Victoria	10 00(?)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
2001–2004	Australia
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1999.
Career highlights
Club 2× Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal: 1990, 1994 2× Melbourne leading goalkicker: 1994, 1995 Australian Football Media Association Player of the Year Melbourne captain: 1991–1997 Harold Ball Memorial Trophy: 1986 Melbourne Team of the Century – Half-forward flank Melbourne Hall of Fame Representative Victoria Captain: 1994

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Representative

Garry Peter Lyon (born 13 September 1967) is a former professional Australian rules football player and was captain of the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Since his retirement from football, he has been mainly an Australian rules football media personality, featuring on television, radio and in newspapers. He has also coached during the International Rules Series.

Lyon, the son of former Hawthorn player Peter Lyon, was born in Devonport, Tasmania. In his youth he moved to Victoria, where he attended Melbourne High School.

Lyon was recruited from the Kyabram Football Club and debuted in 1986 with the Melbourne Football Club, playing in the 1988 VFL Grand Final. He quickly became a dominant player in the Victorian Football League (VFL), later renamed the Australian Football League (AFL), winning his first Melbourne best and fairest award in 1990. He became Melbourne's captain in 1991 and eventually became the longest-serving Melbourne captain in club history until he was released from the role after the 1997 season due to the club's belief that he would suffer from too many injuries. Lyon was known for playing with many back injuries and his presence on the field despite such adversity saw him as an inspiration to teammates.

Lyon finished his career having won two Melbourne best and fairest awards and being named in three All-Australian teams. His career ended as a result of increasing back problems. A broken leg, footage of which is often played on The AFL Footy Show, ended his 1987 season. In the end he finished with 226 VFL/AFL games and 426 goals in 1999, third best all-time for a Melbourne player.

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