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Key Facts

Full name
William Lynch

Known as
Billy Lynch

Born
14 April 1909

Died
21 March 1985 (aged 75)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 30d
Last game: 22y 67d

Height and weight
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 84 kg

Senior clubs
North Melbourne; Essendon

Jumper numbers
North Melbourne: 25
Essendon: 21

Recruited from
North Melbourne (1930)

Billy Lynch

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
North MelbourneV/AFL1927-19293640.1114%———2
EssendonV/AFL1930-19311810.0656%———0
V/AFL1927-19315450.0928%———2
Total1927-19315450.0928%———2

AFL: 3,285th player to appear, 4,162nd most games played, 6,264th most goals kickedNorth Melbourne: 54th player to appear, 361st most games played, 505th most goals kickedEssendon: 418th player to appear, 585th most games played, 791st most goals kicked

Billy Lynch was a capable follower and defender who gave solid service to both North Melbourne and Essendon, playing 36 games and scoring four goals for the shinboners from 1927 to 1929 before adding 18 appearances and one goal for the Dons in 1930-1.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.