Tom Lynch (Australian footballer, born 1992)

This article is about the Gold Coast footballer. For the Adelaide footballer, see Tom Lynch (Australian footballer, born 1990).
Tom Lynch

Lynch playing for Gold Coast in 2012
Personal information
Full name Thomas Lynch
Date of birth (1992-10-31) 31 October 1992
Original team(s) Dandenong Stingrays
Draft 11th overall, 2010
Gold Coast
Height / weight 199 cm / 91 kg
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 19
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2011– Gold Coast 102 (190)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights

Thomas "Tom" Lynch (born 31 October 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Lynch is a tall forward who has been likened to St. Kilda's Nick Riewoldt for his ability to take a strong contested mark.[1]

Early life

Lynch grew up in the small town of Blairgowrie on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, and played for the local Sorrento Football Club in the Nepean Football League in the junior levels.

Career

Lynch played for the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup in the 2010 season, having been unable to break into the side in 2009.[2] Lynch also played five games for the Victorian Country side in 2010, kicking eight goals.[2] As a result of his strong performance in 2010, Lynch was drafted to the Gold Coast Football Club with the 11th selection in the 2010 AFL Draft.[3]

Lynch played his first AFL game for the Gold Coast in round 7, 2011 against the Brisbane Lions. Playing in the forward line as well as in the ruck, he amassed 17 possessions and kicked two goals as the Gold Coast went on to win the game by eight points.[4] Lynch continued the first half of the season in strong form, averaging nearly two goals a game, kicking three goals twice.[5]

In the 2015 season, Lynch won the Gold Coast leading goalkicker and also won the Gold Coast Suns Club Champion. In 2016, he backed up these achievements by winning his second successive Gold Coast Suns Club Championship[6] and he was the Gold Coast leading goalkicker for the third time. He was also named in the All-Australian side in the forward pocket.[7]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 9, 2016[8]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2011 Gold Coast 46 13 15 8 79 69 148 53 21 1.2 0.6 6.1 5.3 11.4 4.1 1.6
2012 Gold Coast 19 17 12 10 146 108 254 98 26 0.7 0.6 8.6 6.4 14.9 5.8 1.5
2013 Gold Coast 19 8 8 6 57 40 97 42 13 1.0 0.8 7.1 5.0 12.1 5.3 1.6
2014 Gold Coast 19 22 46 25 203 128 331 122 41 2.1 1.1 9.2 5.8 15.0 5.5 1.9
2015 Gold Coast 19 20 43 33 212 83 295 134 33 2.2 1.7 10.6 4.2 14.8 6.7 1.7
2016 Gold Coast 19 16 51 20 82 48 130 53 16 3.6 1.0 9.1 5.3 14.4 5.9 1.8
Career 89 156 91 779 476 1255 502 150 1.8 1.0 8.8 5.3 14.1 5.6 1.7

References

  1. ↑ "Gold Coast SUNS outstanding results at the 2010 NAB Draft". Gold Coast Suns. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  2. 1 2 Landsberger, Sam (17 November 2010). "Nick Riewoldt clone Tom Lynch heading to Gold Coast". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  3. ↑ "AFL draft as it happened". Sky News. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  4. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/16931/Default.aspx#fixtureid=5510&tab=Recap
  5. ↑ http://afltables.com/afl/stats/2011.html#20
  6. ↑ Whiting, Michael (2 September 2016). "Back-to-back Suns crowns for Tom Lynch". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Schmook, Nathan (1 September 2016). "All Australian: Five Swans in 2016's best 22". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Tom Lynch". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 May 2016.

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