Frederick "Fred" Lynch (born 10 May 1936) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Fred Lynch
Personal information
Full name Frederick T. Lynch
Date of birth (1936-05-10)10 May 1936
Original team(s) Coragulac
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1956 Essendon 6 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Lynch appeared in six of the opening eight rounds of the 1956 VFL season, while on permit from Coragulac.[1] He wasn't able to fully commit to Essendon due to his farm work and chose to remain in the Hampden Football League. A half back flanker, he played briefly for Colac, before returning to Coragulac in 1959. He won the Maskell Medal in 1961.[2]

His son, Paul Lynch, played for Geelong from 1993 to 2000.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ AFL Tables: Fred Lynch
  2. ^ "Lynch, Frederick T." Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.