Dave Lynch

Dave Lynch
Personal information
Full name	Dave Lynch
Date of birth	13 March 1902
Original team	Christian Brothers, Abbotsford
Height/Weight	179 cm / 78 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1922–1929	Richmond	20 (77)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1929 season .

Dave Lynch (born 13 March 1902) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Lynch, a full-forward from Christian Brothers Old Boys, averaged 3.9 goals a game for Richmond, but could only amass 20 senior appearances in his eight years at the club.^[1][2] He began in 1922 with four goals on debut, against St Kilda.^[2] After playing in two more fixtures that year and just one in 1923, he didn't return to the team until 1926.^[2] He was Richmond's leading goal-kicker in the 1926 VFL season, despite not appearing until round 12 and featuring in just six games.^[3][2] His 31 goals consisted of, in order, 7, 6, 5, 5, 5 and 3 goal hauls.^[2] Lynch played in the opening nine rounds of the 1927 season and kicked 32 goals, which found see him finish second in the goal-kicking, behind Jack Baggott.^[2] He didn't play a single VFL game in 1928 and played just once in 1929, when he ended his career as he had begun, with four goals.^[2]

References

1. ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} AFL Tables: Dave Lynch
3. ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0958030057.