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 23)
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 200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Position(s) Ruck
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 18
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2021 Collingwood 3 (0)
2022– Hawthorn 0 (0)
Total 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Max Lynch (born 12 September 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having been initially drafted to the Collingwood Football Club.

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]

Statistics[]

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season[10]
Legend
 G  Goals  K  Kicks  D  Disposals  T  Tackles
 B  Behinds  H  Handballs  M  Marks  H/O  Hit-outs
AFL playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
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[a] 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
Career 3 0 0 10 15 25 4 10 43 0.0 0.0 3.3 5.0 8.3 1.3 3.3 14.3 0

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.

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. 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. ^ a b 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. ^ "Max Lynch". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

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