| Max Lynch | |
| Caption: | Lynch with Collingwood's VFL side in July 2021 |
| Birth Date: | 12 September 1998 |
| Height: | 2 m |
| Weight: | 98 kg |
| Originalteam: | Jindera Football Club (HFL) |
| Draftpick: | No. 51, 2017 rookie draft |
| Debutdate: | Round 15, 2020 |
| Debutstadium: | The Gabba |
| Position: | Ruck |
| Years1: | 2017–2021 |
| Games Goals1: | 3 (0) |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Games Goals2: | 8 (4) |
| Statsend: | 2023 |
Max Lynch (born 12 September 1998) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with the Collingwood Football Club and the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Lynch originally played his junior football for the Jindera Bulldogs in the Hume Football League,[1] [2] [3] prior to playing football for the Albury Football Club[4] [5] and the Murray Bushrangers in the NAB League.[5] [6]
Lynch was selected as part of the 2016 Allies Squad in the AFL Under 18 Championships.[7]
Lynch was selected at pick 51 of the 2017 AFL rookie draft from the Murray Bushrangers to Collingwood. He made his debut in round 15 of the 2020 AFL season in the club's eight point loss to the .[8]
Following the 2021 AFL season, Lynch sought and gained a trade to for greater opportunity.[9]
Lynch played the opening game of the 2022 season, but was concussed during the second quarter and had to be replaced.[10]
On 1 August 2023 Lynch retired after an AFL Independent Medical Concussion Panel recommended that he cease participation in contact sport permanently.[11]
Updated to the end of 2023.[12] |-| 2017 || || 45| 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 0|- | 2018 || || 45| 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 0|-| 2019 || || 45| 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 0|-| 2020 || || 45| 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 5 || 2 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 5.0 || 2.0 || 0|-| 2021 || || 15| 2 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 14 || 23 || 4 || 5 || 41 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 4.5 || 7.0 || 11.5 || 2.0 || 2.5 || 20.5 || 0|-| 2022 || || 18| 7 || 4 || 1 || 37 || 25 || 62 || 14 || 11 || 123 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 5.3 || 3.6 || 8.9 || 2.0 || 1.6 || 17.6 || 0|-| 2023 || || 18| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 9 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 9.0 || 0|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 11 !! 4 !! 1 !! 47 !! 42 !! 89 !! 18 !! 22 !! 175 !! 0.4 !! 0.1 !! 4.3 !! 3.8 !! 8.1 !! 1.6 !! 2.0 !! 15.9 !! 0|}
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