Bob Lynch (footballer)
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Bob Lynch is a former Australian rules football
er who played with Fitzroy
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
A centreman, Lynch started out at Melbourne
where he played reserves football. He was picked up by Fitzroy in 1965 and played the first nine games of the 1965 VFL season
, kicking his only goal in their loss to North Melbourne at Brunswick Street. He was then sent to the reserves to improve his unreliable disposal but wasn't able to make his way back into the seniors.
Lynch spent the rest of the 1960s with New Norfolk in Tasmania. He represented Tasmania at the 1969 Adelaide Carnival
. The following season, Lynch joined Clarence
, coached by St Kilda premiership player John Bingley
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Fitzroy
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
A centreman, Lynch started out at Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
where he played reserves football. He was picked up by Fitzroy in 1965 and played the first nine games of the 1965 VFL season
1965 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1965.-Premiership season:In 1965, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man...
, kicking his only goal in their loss to North Melbourne at Brunswick Street. He was then sent to the reserves to improve his unreliable disposal but wasn't able to make his way back into the seniors.
Lynch spent the rest of the 1960s with New Norfolk in Tasmania. He represented Tasmania at the 1969 Adelaide Carnival
1969 Adelaide Carnival
The 1969 Adelaide Carnival was the 17th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition....
. The following season, Lynch joined Clarence
Clarence Football Club
The Clarence Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos , is an Australian rules football club playing in the Tasmanian State League, based in Bellerive, Tasmania.Before 1903, they existed as Bellerive Football Club....
, coached by St Kilda premiership player John Bingley
John Bingley
John Bingley is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League. Despite playing only 8 games in his career he was a member of the Saints premiership winning side in 1966, with the Grand Final being his last appearance.-External links:...
.