Game Day Welcome Tom Lynch - Nominates Richmond and will join the club as a Free Agent.

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WE have admired Richmond’s forward line efficiency for two years. Speedy ground level threats, bone-crushing tackle power, and spearhead Jack Riewoldt playing the most selfless football of his life.

Then there’s a couple of blokes named Dustin Martin and Josh Caddy, who have looked unstoppable in games muscling their opponents out in marking contests and bombing long goals on the turn.

So, can you have too much of a good thing? Surely not when it comes to 25-year-old Gold Coast spearhead Tom Lynch.

As the Herald Sun reported, the 199cm ace forward will join Richmond when the week-long free agency period opens on Friday. You can understand why people might wonder whether this golden free agency acquisition has the potential to disrupt the magnificence of the Richmond forward line.

They already took the second most marks inside 50m last season, according to Champion Data. Their retention rate going inside 50m was a very healthy 50 per cent. But this is a strategic, long-term play for the Tigers who are thinking about having the contested marking beast leading out of the goal square for the next six years.

Importantly, Riewoldt can help mentor Lynch for the next couple and help teach him the nuance of the forward craft.

It is clear Lynch probably hasn’t had that person, or that on-field teacher at Gold Coast where he has given his all for eight years, but been severely impacted by injury over the last two.

And if the good judges like Dermott Brereton and Jonathan Brown are right, he could very quickly become the No.1 big forward in the game if he can get his body right. ‘Dermie’ and ‘Brownie’ would know.

Imagine Martin or captain Trent Cotchin bursting out of the centre square next season, looking up and seeing Lynch and Riewoldt lead out in different parts of the forward 50m and the threat that poses to opposition defences. Certainly, they are going to be hard to double team.

Lynch has played in front of miniature crowds his whole AFL career, but the lure of 90,000–plus at the MCG is a significant carrot in football’s arms race. Clearly, Richmond would have liked to have had Lynch this season, and especially in the preliminary final when they were belted by Collingwood.

Even just charging up the wing providing an upfield marking target, with Riewoldt deeper.

Scoreboard Impact
Stat Efficiency AFL Rank
Score per I50m 44.8% 8th
Goal per I50m 23.4% 11th
Marks I50m 13.0 2nd
I50m Retention Rate 49.9% 5th
I50m Mark Rate 19.6% 6th
Stats: Champion Data

But as much as Lynch would have loved to have been a part of it this year, too, he made the big decision at the end of last year to give 2018 his all for the Suns. They have been a huge disappointment, Gold Coast, and for football’s sake hopefully the Suns can turn it around, but Lynch was well within his rights to move on.

Now, there may be some adjustment time at Punt Rd, and he has to make a full recovery from his posterior cruciate ligament injury for this to work. But the Blairgowrie product clearly makes the yellow and black a better team.

He is a bloke who will split packs, rather than flat-out jump on top of them like Riewoldt does at times. And at his feet, the eyes of Daniel Rioli, Jason Castagna, Daniel Butler and Shai Bolton will light up.

Membership numbers have been going through the roof at Tigerland. Lynch adds to the Tiger spectacular and no one will be more happy than Damien Hardwick.
 
TigerTime_89 said:
Really hope Tom Lynch doesn't say anything stupid like "I choose Richmond because they have a better list and will win the premiership before the other two".
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"I'm just really looking forward to a Conca cuddle" :oops:
 

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TigerTime_89 said:
Really hope Tom Lynch doesn't say anything stupid like "I choose Richmond because they have a better list and will win the premiership before the other two".
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I think he will say that the culture and the chance to play with Jack, Rance, Cotch, Dusty and Neon Dion attracted him.
 
GoTigers2015 said:
WE have admired Richmond’s forward line efficiency for two years. Speedy ground level threats, bone-crushing tackle power, and spearhead Jack Riewoldt playing the most selfless football of his life.

Then there’s a couple of blokes named Dustin Martin and Josh Caddy, who have looked unstoppable in games muscling their opponents out in marking contests and bombing long goals on the turn.

So, can you have too much of a good thing? Surely not when it comes to 25-year-old Gold Coast spearhead Tom Lynch.

As the Herald Sun reported, the 199cm ace forward will join Richmond when the week-long free agency period opens on Friday. You can understand why people might wonder whether this golden free agency acquisition has the potential to disrupt the magnificence of the Richmond forward line.

They already took the second most marks inside 50m last season, according to Champion Data. Their retention rate going inside 50m was a very healthy 50 per cent. But this is a strategic, long-term play for the Tigers who are thinking about having the contested marking beast leading out of the goal square for the next six years.

Importantly, Riewoldt can help mentor Lynch for the next couple and help teach him the nuance of the forward craft.

It is clear Lynch probably hasn’t had that person, or that on-field teacher at Gold Coast where he has given his all for eight years, but been severely impacted by injury over the last two.

And if the good judges like Dermott Brereton and Jonathan Brown are right, he could very quickly become the No.1 big forward in the game if he can get his body right. ‘Dermie’ and ‘Brownie’ would know.

Imagine Martin or captain Trent Cotchin bursting out of the centre square next season, looking up and seeing Lynch and Riewoldt lead out in different parts of the forward 50m and the threat that poses to opposition defences. Certainly, they are going to be hard to double team.

Lynch has played in front of miniature crowds his whole AFL career, but the lure of 90,000–plus at the MCG is a significant carrot in football’s arms race. Clearly, Richmond would have liked to have had Lynch this season, and especially in the preliminary final when they were belted by Collingwood.

Even just charging up the wing providing an upfield marking target, with Riewoldt deeper.

Scoreboard Impact
Stat Efficiency AFL Rank
Score per I50m 44.8% 8th
Goal per I50m 23.4% 11th
Marks I50m 13.0 2nd
I50m Retention Rate 49.9% 5th
I50m Mark Rate 19.6% 6th
Stats: Champion Data

But as much as Lynch would have loved to have been a part of it this year, too, he made the big decision at the end of last year to give 2018 his all for the Suns. They have been a huge disappointment, Gold Coast, and for football’s sake hopefully the Suns can turn it around, but Lynch was well within his rights to move on.

Now, there may be some adjustment time at Punt Rd, and he has to make a full recovery from his posterior cruciate ligament injury for this to work. But the Blairgowrie product clearly makes the yellow and black a better team.

He is a bloke who will split packs, rather than flat-out jump on top of them like Riewoldt does at times. And at his feet, the eyes of Daniel Rioli, Jason Castagna, Daniel Butler and Shai Bolton will light up.

Membership numbers have been going through the roof at Tigerland. Lynch adds to the Tiger spectacular and no one will be more happy than Damien Hardwick.
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The score and goals per I50 are exactly why we need him. We don’t make the most of our chances and while we are good scoring side we are not a great one. As soon as the pies got away we were never catching up, we don’t have the firepower to reel good teams back in.

It’s exactly why we grind to HT and and then blast away after.
 
Azzleberry said:
Just said it will be announced at 11am this morning when he launches the spring racing carnival.. only 40mins late but I’ll take it
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He’s doing it with vlossy and max Gawn.... maybe we are getting that ruck support for nank :rolleyes:
 
Azzleberry said:
Just said it will be announced at 11am this morning when he launches the spring racing carnival.. only 40mins late but I’ll take it
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The Gold Coast SUNS wish to confirm that Tom Lynch has informed the club of his desire to join the Richmond Football Club as a Restricted Free Agent.

Once the AFL Free Agency Period has commenced Richmond will lodge Lynch’s contract with the AFL. The SUNS will then be provided details of the contract and will have three days to determine if it intends to match the offer to Lynch or release him to the Tigers.

Should the club choose to match Richmond’s offer, Lynch has the option to either fulfil the contract with the SUNS, or alternatively enter the draft.

The club is not in a position to make further comment until the club is provided the details of Richmond’s contract offer to Lynch.

http://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/2018-10-02/tom-lynch-free-agency-update
 
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