Tom Lynch (Australian footballer born 1992)
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Lynch | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1992 | ||
| Original team(s) | Dandenong Stingrays | ||
| Draft | 11th overall, 2010 Gold Coast |
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| Height/Weight | 199 cm / 91 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
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| Current club | Gold Coast | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011– | Gold Coast | 89 (156) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 9, 2016 season.
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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.
Draft
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]
2011 season
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]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of round 9, 2016 [6]
| Legend | |||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Gold Coast Suns | 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 Suns | 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 Suns | 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 Suns | 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 Suns | 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 Suns | 19 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 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
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/16931/Default.aspx#fixtureid=5510&tab=Recap
- ↑ http://afltables.com/afl/stats/2011.html#20
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Tom Lynch's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Tom Lynch's statistics from AFL Tables
