Shannon Byrnes
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| Full name | Shannon Byrnes | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Shepparton / Murray U18 | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
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| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2004–2012 | Geelong | 108 (100) | |
| 2013–2014 | Melbourne | 23 (17) | |
| Total | 131 (117) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2014.
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AFL
Geelong
Premierships
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AFL
Geelong
Premierships
Shannon Byrnes (born 7 April 1984) is a former Australian rules footballer who last played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He has served as the development and welfare coach of the Melbourne Football Club since November 2014.
Byrnes was recruited from the Murray Bushrangers and was the last draftee selected by the Geelong Football Club in the AFL rookie draft in 2002. He was given the guernsey number 46, but changed it to 17 at the start of the 2005 season. Byrnes also wore the #10 guernsey when he co-captained the Murray Bushrangers.
As a second year rookie, he was promoted to Geelong's senior list for the remainder of the 2004 season, replacing James Kelly who was out for the rest of the year after breaking his leg against the West Coast Eagles.
Byrnes competed in the 2005 AFL Grand Final sprint, coming in third place, and represented Geelong again in 2006, coming fifth in the handicapped heat, causing him to be ineligible to run in the final sprint.
In 2005, he finished 21st in Geelong's best and fairest count and improved in 2006 by moving up two notches to 19th despite playing nine less games that season. The speedy-left footer had an inconsistent season in 2006, with fluctuating form, failure to convert in front of goals and the inability to break into a strong team seeing him being put in and out of the playing squad. In 2007, Byrnes was a part of the 2007 Premiership team, picking up 14 disposals and kicking one goal.
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