Rodney Maynard

Rodney Maynard
Personal information
Date of birth	(1966-09-21) 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)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995 season.
Career highlights
South Australian Football Hall of Fame (2015 inductee)

"Rocket" Rodney Maynard (born 21 September 1966 in Lameroo) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League (AFL), and Norwood in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

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.

External links

• Rodney Maynard's statistics from AFL Tables