Max Lynch | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 12 September 1998 | ||
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 | |||
Years | Club | Games (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).
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]
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]
Updated to the end of 2023. [12]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | H/O | Hit-outs |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | |||||
2017 | Collingwood | 45 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
2018 | Collingwood | 45 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
2019 | Collingwood | 45 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
2020 [lower-alpha 1] | Collingwood | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0 |
2021 | Collingwood | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 20.5 | 0 |
2022 | Hawthorn | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 25 | 62 | 14 | 11 | 123 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 17.6 | 0 |
2023 | Hawthorn | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 |
Career | 11 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 42 | 89 | 18 | 22 | 175 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 15.9 | 0 |
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