David Dwyer

David Dwyer (born 15 March 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian/Australian Football League (AFL).

David Dwyer
Personal information
Full name	David Dwyer
Date of birth	(1964-03-15) 15 March 1964 (age 61)
Original team(s)	St Oliver's
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s)	Winger
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1984–1991	North Melbourne	72 (37)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life and family

Dwyer went to school at St Joseph's College in North Melbourne and played football with St Oliver's.^[1][2]

He comes from a family with a strong connection to the North Melbourne Football Club.^[3] His father Laurie Dwyer is on the wing in North Melbourne's Team of the Century and his grandfather Leo Dwyer played 71 games for North Melbourne.^[2] He also has a younger brother, Anthony Dwyer, who played with North Melbourne in the 1990s.^[4]

Career

A wingman like his father, Dwyer came into the North Melbourne team in the 1984 VFL season and made 19 appearances.^[2][5]

Dwyer kicked the winning goal for North Melbourne in the club's round three win over Carlton at Princes Park in 1985.^[6] Carlton led by 16 points in time-on, but North Melbourne' Ross Glendinning managed two quick goals, which was followed by a 35th-minute goal to Dwyer, who had marked from a Tony Furey kick.^[7] The siren sounded as soon as the ball was bounced in the centre, which gave North Melbourne a 22.15 (147) to 22.13 (145) win.^[8] The season would end up being a curtailed by injury, a stress fracture in his foot kept him out of the side for much of the year, but he played in both of North Melbourne's finals games.^[5][9]

In the 1986 season, Dwyer played 17 league games, a year North Melbourne missed out on the finals only on percentage.^[5][10] Against Collingwood at Victoria Park in round 14, Dwyer broke his nose and suffered concussion when he collided with umpire Ian Robinson.^[11]

He made 10 appearances in 1987, then didn't feature at all in the 1988 season, but did play in the reserves, which were coached by his father.^[5][12] This was followed by just one appearance in 1990 and three in 1991, his final season.^[5]