Rodney Maynard
| Rodney Maynard | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Lameroo, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Norwood | ||
| Height / weight | 188cm / 80 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1991–1995 | Adelaide | 81 (24) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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"Rocket" Rodney Maynard (born 21 September 1966) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL)
Career
Maynard played mostly as a defender with both the Crows and Norwood. He played in the back pocket Adelaide's inaugural side in 1991 which defeated that seasons eventual premiers Hawthorn by 86 points at Football Park in Adelaide. He was later chosen on the interchange bench in the club's official 'Team of the Decade'. Between 1991 and 1995, Rodney Maynard played 81 games and kicked 24 goals for the Crows.
After leaving the AFL, Maynard returned to Lameroo where he played 200 senior games and went on to win six Mail Medals for the best and fairest in the Mallee Football League. His brother Brenton who didn't make the AFL won 4 Mail medals. Maynard regularly competes in the West End Slowdown which consists of former Crows and Port Adelaide players in facing off in a game for charity.
At the end of 2008 he retired from Lameroo winning the premiership on that day. In 2015, Maynard was inducted into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame.[1]
References
- ↑ Rucci, Michaelangelo (7 September 2015). "SANFL recognises five greats from SA football's era of massive change with Hall of Fame honour". News Corporation. The Advertiser. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
External links
- Rodney Maynard's statistics from AFL Tables