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{{Short description|Irish Gaelic and Australian rules footballer}}
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{{Infobox Gaelic games player
| image = 
| name = Brian Stynes
| irish = 
| feet = 6
| inches = 3
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|09|29|df=y}}
| sport = Gaelic football
| code = Football
| county = Dublin
| province = Leinster
| clposition = Midfield
| club = [[Ballyboden St Enda's GAA|Ballyboden St Enda's]]
| clyears = ?–?
| clapps(points) = 
| clcounty = 1
| clprovince = 0
| clubs = [[Ballyboden St Enda's GAA|Ballyboden St Enda's]]
| counties = [[Dublin county football team|Dublin]]
| icposition = Midfield
| icyears = ?–?
| icapps(points) = 
| icprovince = 2
| icallireland = 1
| allstars = 1
| icupdate = (00:03, 6 September 2006 (UTC))
| clupdate = (00:03, 6 September 2006 (UTC))||
| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland
}}
'''Brian Stynes''' (born 29 September 1971) is an Irish [[Gaelic football]]er who played for the [[Dublin county football team|Dublin county team]] and now resides in Australia. He attended [[De La Salle College, Churchtown]], Dublin.

==Playing career==

===Australian rules football===
Stynes saw the success that his older brother [[Jim Stynes|Jim]] (who won the All-Ireland minor football championship with Dublin in 1984) had in [[Australian rules football]]'s [[Australian Football League]], and was recruited to his brother's club, [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]. He debuted in 1992 and at 190&nbsp;cm was touted as a possible key position player, but his career in the AFL did not blossom, and he played only two games for no goals. In 1993, he played for [[Victorian Football Association]] club [[Port Melbourne Football Club|Port Melbourne]], and was part of the club's losing 1993 Grand Final team.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Sunday Age (Sports Liftout)|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC|author=Phil Cleary|page=17|date=19 September 1993|title=Old and new in traditional fight}}</ref>

===Gaelic football===
Brian Stynes was on Dublins winning team in the 1995 all-Ireland senior football championship against [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] at [[Croke Park]]. Stynes was awarded an allstar for his performances in 1995.  Brian played his club football for [[Ballyboden St Endas]].

===Other===
Stynes has since represented Ireland in the [[International Rules Series]] against [[Australia international rules football team|Australia]].

His brother [[David Stynes]] represented Ireland in Australian rules football at both the [[2002 Australian Football International Cup]] (when Ireland won the cup) and also the [[2005 Australian Football International Cup]].

==References==
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[[Category:1971 births]]
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[[Category:All Stars Awards winners (football)]]
[[Category:Ballyboden St Enda's Gaelic footballers]]
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[[Category:Gaelic footballers who switched code]]
[[Category:Irish expatriate sportspeople in Australia]]
[[Category:Irish international rules football players]]
[[Category:Irish players of Australian rules football]]
[[Category:Melbourne Football Club players]]
[[Category:Port Melbourne Football Club players]]
[[Category:Stynes family|Brian]]
[[Category:VFL/AFL players born outside Australia]]
[[Category:Winners of one All-Ireland medal (Gaelic football)]]