{{short description|Australian rules footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox AFL biography | name = Kyle Dunkley | image = Kyle Dunkley 2019.4.jpg | caption = Dunkley with Melbourne in July 2019 | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|06|20|df =y}} | birth_place = | originalteam = Footscray VFL, Gippsland Power (NAB League) | draftpick = No. 3 in the 2019 Mid-season rookie draft | debutdate = 7 July 2019 | debutteam = {{AFL Mel}} | debutopponent = {{AFL Car}} | debutstadium = MCG | height = 185 cm | weight = 84 kg | position = | otheroccupation = | currentclub = | guernsey = | years1 = 2019–2020 | club1 = {{AFL Mel}} | games_goals1 = 5 (3) }}
'''Kyle Dunkley''' (born 20 June 2000) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected in the 2019 Mid-season rookie draft.<ref name="gipp">{{Citation | last = Durkin | first = Liam | date = 30 May 2019 | title = Demons select Dunkley | periodical = Gippsland Times | url = https://www.gippslandtimes.com.au/story/6190858/demons-select-dunkley/ }}</ref> He made his senior debut against Carlton in round 16 of the 2019 season.<ref>{{Citation | last = Navaratnam | first = Dinny | date = 9 July 2019 | title = In the mix: Who's pushing for selection for round 17? | periodical = AFL | url = https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-07-09/in-the-mix-whos-pushing-for-selection-for-round-17- }}</ref> He was delisted at the end of the 2020 season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whiting |first1=Michael |title=Dees delist a family: Brothers among three axed |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/510380/dees-delist-a-family-brothers-among-three-axed |website=AFL.com.au |access-date=4 January 2025 |date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
Dunkley is the son of Andrew Dunkley and younger brother of Josh and Lara Dunkley.<ref name="gipp"/><ref>{{Citation | date = 14 July 2019 | title = AFL 2019: Kyle Dunkley kicks first AFL goal with brother Josh manning the mark | periodical = Fox Sports | url = https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2019-kyle-dunkley-kicks-first-afl-goal-with-brother-josh-manning-the-mark/news-story/893f64d4b4d126cf0996306f052573e2 }}</ref>
He was added to the Sydney Swans top-up list in early 2022.
He currently plays for the Brisbane Lions VFL team.
==Statistics== : ''Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season''<ref name=AFLtables>{{cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/K/Kyle_Dunkley.html|title=Kyle Dunkley|publisher=AFL Tables|access-date=15 September 2019}}</ref>
{{AFL player statistics legend}} {{AFL player statistics start with votes}} |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019 |{{AFL Mel}} | 48 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 34 || 14 || 48 || 22 || 10 || 0.6 || 0.0 || 6.8 || 2.8 || 9.6 || 4.4 || 2.0 || 0 |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3| Career ! 5 ! 3 ! 0 ! 34 ! 14 ! 48 ! 22 ! 10 ! 0.6 ! 0.0 ! 6.8 ! 2.8 ! 9.6 ! 4.4 ! 2.0 ! 0 |}
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==External links== {{commons category}} *{{Melbplayer}} *[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/K/Kyle_Dunkley.html Kyle Dunkley] from AFL Tables
{{2019 AFL mid-season draft}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunkley, Kyle}} Category:Melbourne Football Club players Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Category:People educated at Melbourne Grammar School Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen Category:Casey Demons players Category:Gippsland Power players Category:People educated at Gippsland Grammar School Category:Sale Football Club players Category:Preston Football Club players