Tom Lynch

About

Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He has 50,000 followers on Instagram.

Before Fame

He started playing junior football for the local Sorrento Football Club in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League, where he won multiple premierships across his junior years. At the time he was attending school at Padua College.

Trivia

As a teenager he drew comparisons to former Richmond forward Matthew Richardson for his athleticism, endurance, and contested marking ability. He was also labelled by the Herald Sun as a "clone" of St Kilda's Nick Riewoldt.

Family Life

He grew up in the small seaside town of Blairgowrie on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne. His younger sister Bethany is also a footballer who played with Richmond in the 2018 VFLW season before being signed by North Melbourne for the 2019 and 2020 AFLW seasons.

Associated With

Among his Richmond teammates are Daniel Rioli, Trent Cotchin, and Dustin Martin.