2016 Supercoach Player Profile: Tom J. Lynch

[GoLions]

Tom J. Lynch





PLAYER DETAILS


Position: Forward

Price: $476,700

Club: Gold Coast

Age: 23

Height: 199cm

Weight: 98kg

Career games: 80

2015 Stats (per game): Kicks: 10.6, Handballs: 4.2, Marks: 6.7, Tackles: 1.7, Goals: 2.2



SUPERCOACH SCORES/AVERAGES

2015 Scores:

DNP, 51, 103, 51, 112, 109, DNP, 75, 100, 101, 67, BYE, 86, 33, 119, 79, 135, 87, 146, 88, 78, 74, 87

2015 Games/Average: 20/89

2014 Games/Average: 22/83.2

2013 Games/Average: 8/66.7

2012 Games/Average: 17/67.5

2011 Games/Average: 13/52.6



Profile:

Lynch continues to develop as a strong key forward, and with players like Ablett, O'Meara, Prestia, etc returning in 2016, he would want to be able to hit the scoreboard a lot more in 2016, after a minor drop off last season. He is the go-to guy in the Suns' forward line, and you can expect the ball to go down there a lot more often this season, which could mean a big year for Tom.



Pros:

Suns mids returning should see more (and better) delivery to Lynch

Still only 23, will continue to improve

Suns should do a lot better this season, so potentially more goals

Cons:

Will be a major rollercoaster

Questionable as to whether he reaches that premium status

Highly unlikely he'll be a top 10 forward (maybe top 15 though?)



Prediction:

Lynch is a bit of a smokey of mine to really perform well in 2016, both for the Suns and for SC. Even without the majority of the Suns midfield last season, he still managed to up his average from 83 to 89, and with all those guys returning, I can see him improving on it again. However, he'd need to be able to score as well as guys like Zorko, Dahl, GUNston, Roughy, etc to be worth a spot in your side. I do think he can push towards a 95 average, but probably low 90s is more accurate. If you were going to have him at some point, you would want to jump on at the start so as to not miss any big scores (but also copping the lower ones). Definitely one to keep an eye on though. Should also make for a good pick in SC draft, as he might go under the radar a bit.

[GoLions]

Pushing a 95 average ;)