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Key Facts

Full name
Marty Lynch

Known as
Marty Lynch

Born
8 August 1926

Died
17 December 2016 (aged 90)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 296d
Last game: 25y 339d

Height and weight
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 76 kg

Senior clubs
Geelong; South Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Geelong: 35
South Melbourne: 4

Recruited from
Geelong (1952)

Marty Lynch

ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
GeelongV/AFL1947-195143631.4756%2
South MelbourneV/AFL19528111.3863%0
V/AFL1947-195251741.4557%2
Total1947-195251741.4557%2

AFL: 5,691st player to appear, 4,251st most games played, 1,472nd most goals kickedGeelong: 508th player to appear, 378th most games played, 135th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 726th player to appear, 877th most games played, 457th most goals kicked

From Geelong West, Marty Lynch was a cheeky, courageous rover and small forward who bored in hard for the ball and constantly shouted encouragement to his team mates. From 1947 to 1951 he played 43 VFL games and scored 63 goals for Geelong and was somewhat unfortunate in that he fell out of favour in his last season, a premiership year for the Cats. He crossed to South Melbourne in 1952 and added a final eight appearances and 11 goals before retiring.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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