Suns’ pitch to Lynch revealed
By SEN 2 hours ago
Gold Coast CEO Mark Evans has revealed the Suns’ pitch to out of contract superstar Tom Lynch.
Lynch is out of contract at the end of the season, with many tipping the 25-year-old to come back to Victoria. Hawthorn, Richmond and Collingwood are reportedly in the running to secure his signature.
Gold Coast is set to miss the finals again, languishing in 15th, but Evans has explained what the embattled club will propose in hope of keeping Lynch.
“The things that I think are important to him is a great relationship with a coach he thinks is a modern coach and great communicator,” he told SEN Breakfast.
“As a football manager and a list manager, I’ve already proved to him about how we want to integrate our leadership group in the major decisions for the club.
“We have solved the facility issue that sat with the club for seven years.
“I think what Tom needs to see in all of that, if he believes all of that, he needs to see the hope that Stuart Dew, Craig Cameron, Jon Haines, Steven May and other important leaders around the place, are going to help him get to a premiership in his time.”
Evans also said the Suns and AFL haven’t had a discussion about potential ambassadorial funds to help keep Lynch.
The league must keep an eye on competitive balance, but that shouldn’t make them get directly involved in Lynch’s future, according to Evans.
“I know the discussion over the last couple of days has drifted to should the competition itself do something to retain Tom,” he said.
“I think that’s our job and it is Tom’s decision to make.
“The competition must keep an eye on competitive balance and over the years, there has been lots of mechanisms to help with that.
“My concern and watch for us as we go forward is that free agency doesn’t distort competitive balance. Not so much about Gold Coast, but the entire system.”