David Mundy (born 20 July 1985) is a former

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er who played for the

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in the

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(AFL). He played as a half back flanker or

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and was the captain of Fremantle during the

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. Mundy sits eighth in the

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for most games played.

Early career

Mundy began his football career at the

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in the

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. He was drafted by Fremantle at selection 19 in the 2003 AFL Draft. This selection was traded to Fremantle by the

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in return for Steven Koops. Upon moving to

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in 2004 he was allocated to the

Subiaco Football Club The Subiaco Football Club, nicknamed the Lions and known before 1973 as the ''Maroons'', is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). It was founded in 1896, and admitted to the WAF ...

in the

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(WAFL). He spent the entire 2004 season playing with Subiaco and was a part of their premiership team. David-Mundy-Rd-9-2014

AFL Career

Impressive WAFL form continued into 2005 and he was selected by Fremantle to make his AFL debut at the

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against

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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

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award. In the final voting, he came 3rd behind

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and

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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 use 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

. 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

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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

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. 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 another 3 years. Mundy received his first All Australian selection in 2015 named in the 2015 All-Australian team on the interchange bench. A highlight in 2015 was during the Round 17 clash with the

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at the

. In the final minutes of the game, a Richmond kick out after a Fremantle behind was marked by

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who passed to Mundy approximately 45 metres 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 a

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leading Fremantle to win by just 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 that year. In 2017, the captaincy was passed to

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. He extended his contract for a further year early in the 2017 season. Mundy was the second Fremantle player to reach 300 games, after

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. His 300th game was during Fremantle's 19 point win over the

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in round 6 2019. In early 2021, Mundy's longevity became the subject of discussion, as he was widely considered to be in career-best form despite his advanced age for an Australian rules footballer. On 21 July 2021, Mundy signed a one-year deal to remain with the Fremantle for the 2022 season. Four days later, he made his 350th appearance in a match against the

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. On 1 August 2022, Mundy announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2022 season. Mundy's last game was during Fremantle's semi-final against Collingwood at the

Statistics

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2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

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2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

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2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

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2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

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2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

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2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

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2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

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2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

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References

External links

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WAFL Player Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mundy, David 1985 births Living people Fremantle Football Club players Subiaco Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Murray Bushrangers players Seymour Football Club players Doig Medal winners All-Australians (AFL) Fremantle Football Club captains Australia international rules football team players