Full name David Mundy Name David Mundy Position(s) Midfielder Career start 2004 | Height/Weight 192cm / 89kg Weight 89 kg Height 1.92 m | |
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Date of birth (1985-07-20) 20 July 1985 (age 30) Role Australian Rules Footballer Similar People Matthew Pavlich, Nat Fyfe, Aaron Sandilands, Michael Barlow, Stephen Hill Profiles | ||
David Mundy plays game 300 | Fremantle v Western Bulldogs Highlights | Round 6, 2019 | AFL
David Mundy (born 20 July 1985) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He plays as a half back flanker or midfielder and began his football career at Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup. He was the captain of Fremantle during the 2016 season.
Contents
- David Mundy plays game 300 Fremantle v Western Bulldogs Highlights Round 6 2019 AFL
- Mundy kicks the sealer
- Fremantle career
- Statistics
- References
Mundy kicks the sealer
Fremantle career
Mundy was drafted by Fremantle at selection 19 at the 2003 AFL Draft. This selection was traded to Fremantle by the Western Bulldogs in return for Steven Koops. Upon moving to WA in 2004 he was allocated to the Subiaco Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).
He spent the entire 2004 season playing with Subiaco and was a part of their premiership team. Impressive WAFL form continued into 2005 and he was selected by Fremantle to make his AFL debut at the MCG against Melbourne in Round 6. His poise and composure in defence saw Mundy maintain his position in the side for all 17 remaining games for the season. In round 14 he was recognised by the AFL by being nominated for the AFL Rising Star award. In the final voting he came 3rd behind Brett Deledio and Ryan Griffen with 15 votes. He also was awarded the 2005 Beacon Award as the best young talent on the Fremantle list.
Mundy started the 2008 season in good form, and was shifted to a midfield role late in the season in order to utilise his kicking ability. In 2009, he played his 100th game and was only the eighth player in league history to play them consecutively from debut. He played 124 consecutive games from his debut until he was a late withdrawal due to stomach cramps before the Round 17, 2010 match against the Western Bulldogs.
2010 was his best season to date, and he was recognised by being named in the 40-man squad for the 2010 All-Australian team and also won the Doig Medal as Fremantle's best player for the year. At the end of the 2010 season, there was much speculation that Mundy would not renew his contract with Fremantle and would instead either return to play in Melbourne, or be recruited by the new Gold Coast Football Club. However, he rejected all other offers and re-signed with Fremantle in September 2010 for an additional four years. He then later re-signed at the end of 2014 for an another 3 years. He extended his contract for a further year early in the 2017 season.
A highlight in 2015 was during the Round 17 clash with Richmond at the MCG. In the final minutes of the game, a Richmond kick out after a Fremantle behind was marked by Garrick Ibbotson who passed to Mundy approximately 45m out from goal. Mundy kicked a goal with 40 seconds left, leading Fremantle to a 4-point victory. He would repeat a very similar play again against Richmond at the MCG in 2017, when he marked the ball 25m out from goal with 11 seconds remaining in the game. He kicked the goal after the siren and gave Fremantle the win by 2 points.
In 2016, he was named the captain of Fremantle, however the team headed into one of their worst seasons to date, with only four wins for the whole year. In 2017, the captaincy was passed to Nathan Fyfe.