Max Lynch

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Max Lynch
Max Lynch 11.07.21.jpg
Lynch with Collingwood's VFL side in July 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-12) 12 September 1998 (age 24)
Original team(s) Jindera Football Club (HFL)
Draft No. 51, 2017 rookie draft
Debut Round 15, 2020, Collingwood  vs. Brisbane Lions, at The Gabba
Height 2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Position(s) Ruck
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017–2021 Collingwood 3 (0)
2022–2023 Hawthorn 8 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Max Lynch (born 12 September 1998) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with the Collingwood Football Club and the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Contents

Early football

Lynch played junior football for the Jindera Bulldogs. [1] [2] [3] Lynch also played football for the Albury Football Club. [4] [5] Lynch played football for the Murray Bushrangers in the NAB League. [5] [6] He was selected as part of the 2016 Allies Squad in the AFL Under 18 Championships. [7]

AFL career

Lynch was selected at pick 51 of the 2017 AFL rookie draft from the Murray Bushrangers to Collingwood. He made his debut in round 15 of the 2020 AFL season in the club's eight point loss to the Brisbane Lions. [8]

Following the 2021 AFL season, Lynch sought and gained a trade to Hawthorn for greater opportunity. [9]

Lynch played the opening game of the 2022 season, but was concussed during the second quarter and had to be replaced. [10]

On August 1 2023, Lynch retired after an AFL Independent Medical Concussion Panel recommended that he cease participation in contact sport permanently. [11]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2023. [12]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
H/O
 Hit-outs
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTH/OGBKHDMTH/O
2017 Collingwood 450————————————————0
2018 Collingwood 450————————————————0
2019 Collingwood 450————————————————0
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Collingwood 451001120520.00.01.01.02.00.05.02.00
2021 Collingwood 152009142345410.00.04.57.011.52.02.520.50
2022 Hawthorn 1874137256214111230.60.15.33.68.92.01.617.60
2023 Hawthorn 181000220190.00.00.02.02.00.01.09.00
Career114147428918221750.40.14.33.88.11.62.015.90

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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References

  1. ↑ "Max Lynch - Bio" . Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Young, Chris (5 October 2016). "Murray Bushrangers ruckman Max Lynch excited ahead of AFL National Draft Combine". The Border Mail. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "VFL/AFL Players from Jindera Bulldogs". DraftGuru. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Greenway, Beau (21 February 2017). "Former Murray Bushranger and Albury Tiger Max Lynch settling into life in the AFL as a Collingwood rookie - GALLERY: Magpies flock to Wangaratta" . Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  5. 1 2 Greenway, Beau (6 February 2019). "Collingwood rookie Max Lynch ready to launch into third season". The Border Mail. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Robertson, Tom (4 September 2020). "Selection: Lynch to debut". Collingwood FC Media. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "11 Queenslanders named in Allies Squad". AFL Queensland. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  8. ↑ Colangelo, Anthony (3 September 2020). "Debut for Magpies ruckman Max Lynch against Lions". The Age. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Hawks secure young Pies ruckman as Ceglar replacement". AFL.com.au. Telstra. 13 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "AIA Vitality Update: Ruckman to miss, but injury list shrinks".
  11. ↑ "Repeated concussions force Hawk to retire, aged 24". AFL.com.au. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023. Hawthorn ruckman Max Lynch has retired
  12. ↑ "Max Lynch". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 October 2021.


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