Full Name: ALAN LYNCH
Date of Birth: 22/01/1954
Death: 29/10/2024
Height: 175 cm ( 5-9 )
Weight: 68 kg ( 10-10 )
Guernsey: 6
Debut: 26/06/1976, Round 13, Geelong
Last Game: 03/07/1976, Round 14, Collingwood
RICHMOND SENIORS
Seasons: 1976
Total Games: 2
Total Goals: 1
Honours:
RICHMOND RESERVES
Seasons: 1977
Total Games: 22
Total Goals: 32
Honours: Premiership 1977.
BIOGRAPHY
Alan was a lightly-built, but skiflul rover and ruck-rover who could run all day. Nicknamed “Dizzy” he originally started with North Shore before crossing to Geelong West. He also played with Hobart before playing briefly with Footscray, in 1976. He then spent a season and a half at Richmond and was a member of the Reserves 1977 Premiership side. He then moved to Beaufort as captain/coach. In 1979 he won the “Henderson Medal” as Best and Fairest in the Ballarat League. He spent 1980 with Geelong Reserves before returning to Geelong West. Away from football, he was an Australian Middle Distance running champion and he also won the 3200 metre race, at Stawell.
PRE RICHMOND
North Shore Juniors 1967-69 ( Honours - Best & Fairest U/13 1967, U/15 1969 ; North Shore Seconds 1970 ( Honours - Best & Fairest 1970 ) ; North Shore Seniors 1970-72 ( Honours - Best & Fairest 1972 ) ; Geelong West 1973, 1975 ( Honours - Premiership 1975, Club Best & Fairest 1973, VFA Reserves Competition Best & Fairest 1973 ) ; Hobart Seniors 1974, Games 13, Goals 13 ; Footscray Seniors 1976, Games 5, Goals 1 ; Footscray Reserves 1976, Games 8, Goals 5.
POST RICHMOND
Beaufort Captain/Coach 1978-79 ( Honours - Club Best & Fairest 1979, Competition Best & Fairest " Henderson Medal "1979 ) ; Geelong Reserves 1980, Games 21, Goals 22 ; North Shore Seniors 1981, Games 38 including 1970-72, Goals 33 including 1970-72 ; Geelong West 1981, 1986 Games 38 including 1973, 1975, Goals 45 including 1973, 1975 ; North Ballarat 1982-83, 1990, Games 39, Goals 40 ( Honours - Premiership 1982-83, Captain/Coach 1982-83, Coach 1990 ; Drysdale Captain/Coach 1984, Games 16, Goals 18.
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