Reckon Lynch will come out and kick a bag this week and Lloyd will take all the credit.
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Richmond’s boom recruit Tom Lynch has hit a wall as goals, marks dry up
Mark Robinson, CHIEF FOOTBALL WRITER, Herald Sun
May 7, 2019 8:48am
Richmond’s Tom Lynch and his troublesome knee might have hit a wall.
If it’s not his knee, then he’s in a terrible rut.
He’s kicked one goal in his past three games and while the Tigers won two of those games, Saturday night’s loss to the Western Bulldogs has exposed Lynch’s ordinary form
Up one end, 19-year-old Bulldog Aaron Naughton took nine contested marks and kicked five goals from his team’s 52 entries.
Up the other end, Lynch took three marks and kicked a behind from 48 entries.
Naughton took all before him, while Lynch couldn’t shake veteran defender Jackson Trengove.
Commentator Matthew Richardson noted: “Lynch is having trouble getting separation.”
Midfield delivery plays a role in any forward’s performance, but there’s something about Lynch in these past three weeks that is of concern.
Richmond needs more from Tom Lynch. Picture. Phil Hillyard
He’s lost his mojo and is playing kind of meekly and you have to wonder if the lack of pre-season training because of a knee operation has caught him out.
Fox Footy commentator Alastair Lynch, once a powerhouse forward for the Lions, believes the Tiger spearhead has lost his power and aggression.
“He was certainly restricted in his past 18 months (up here) because of knee complaints, so he has lost a lot of his power,” he said.
“He was a powerful athlete, he had a little bit of a nasty streak in him, but there’s no doubt his last couple of seas
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/richmonds-boom-recruit-tom-lynch-hits-wall-as-goals-marks-dry-up/news-story/b99a13c3937ca8009bfc404e12a831df?fbclid=IwAR0aNSN-ZW1QhZZvbBkqn07NUzcJPzEAjvUOt6_4_KyuCl6xIv391HNd0dE
Richmond’s boom recruit Tom Lynch has hit a wall as goals, marks dry up
Mark Robinson, CHIEF FOOTBALL WRITER, Herald Sun
May 7, 2019 8:48am
Richmond’s Tom Lynch and his troublesome knee might have hit a wall.
If it’s not his knee, then he’s in a terrible rut.
He’s kicked one goal in his past three games and while the Tigers won two of those games, Saturday night’s loss to the Western Bulldogs has exposed Lynch’s ordinary form
Up one end, 19-year-old Bulldog Aaron Naughton took nine contested marks and kicked five goals from his team’s 52 entries.
Up the other end, Lynch took three marks and kicked a behind from 48 entries.
Naughton took all before him, while Lynch couldn’t shake veteran defender Jackson Trengove.
Commentator Matthew Richardson noted: “Lynch is having trouble getting separation.”
Midfield delivery plays a role in any forward’s performance, but there’s something about Lynch in these past three weeks that is of concern.
Richmond needs more from Tom Lynch. Picture. Phil Hillyard
He’s lost his mojo and is playing kind of meekly and you have to wonder if the lack of pre-season training because of a knee operation has caught him out.
Fox Footy commentator Alastair Lynch, once a powerhouse forward for the Lions, believes the Tiger spearhead has lost his power and aggression.
“He was certainly restricted in his past 18 months (up here) because of knee complaints, so he has lost a lot of his power,” he said.
“He was a powerful athlete, he had a little bit of a nasty streak in him, but there’s no doubt his last couple of seas
“He was a powerful athlete, he had a little bit of a nasty streak in him, but there’s no doubt his last couple of seasons he wasn’t 100 per cent fit and struggled to get through.
“I agree, I think he looks like he lost a bit of power.
“You can wind up into reasonable speed even though you’ve got injuries, it’s just getting off the mark, but when you’re playing key position those first couple of metres is when you need it, to get out of the blocks. He still may be sore.
Lynch had 16 goals after four games but the goals have dried up since. Pic: Michael Klein.
“The games I’ve seen, he still hasn’t captured the form of a couple of years ago, that power, that aggression that he had.”
In the first three games of the season Lynch kicked three, three and four goals.
Then he booted six goals in a matchwinning effort in Round 4 against Port Adelaide.
But he’s only taken 23 marks, 12 of which have been contested.
All up, it’s 17 goals from seven games which is a meagre return for a player who is expected to earn close to a $1 million a season over the next seven seasons.
Jonathan Brown, another powerhouse forward, saw Lynch dismantle Port Adelaide.
“He was the difference and I think he’s getting back to decent footy,” Brown said.
“I wasn’t expecting him to absolutely dominate, I reckon it’s going to take a while to get his legs back after that operation.
“He strikes me as a guy who needs continuity, continuity in his running because he’s always been a leader and his ability to read the footy in the air.
“I’m not going to judge him harshly as probably lot of people would when they purely look at his numbers.”
Brown once said Lynch would be the best key forward in the game, a comment he’s not taking back.
“It’s too early to judge seven games into his comeback,” Brown said.
“It’s been a significant injury for Tom and this for a bloke who relies on his movement as a tool and his ability to jump and take contested marks.
“We can’t judge Tom until the second half of the season.
“He's going to take time to get his strength back.
“Remember he didn’t train with the main group until two weeks before Round 1.”
“I agree, I think he looks like he lost a bit of power.
“You can wind up into reasonable speed even though you’ve got injuries, it’s just getting off the mark, but when you’re playing key position those first couple of metres is when you need it, to get out of the blocks. He still may be sore.
Lynch had 16 goals after four games but the goals have dried up since. Pic: Michael Klein.
“The games I’ve seen, he still hasn’t captured the form of a couple of years ago, that power, that aggression that he had.”
In the first three games of the season Lynch kicked three, three and four goals.
Then he booted six goals in a matchwinning effort in Round 4 against Port Adelaide.
But he’s only taken 23 marks, 12 of which have been contested.
All up, it’s 17 goals from seven games which is a meagre return for a player who is expected to earn close to a $1 million a season over the next seven seasons.
Jonathan Brown, another powerhouse forward, saw Lynch dismantle Port Adelaide.
“He was the difference and I think he’s getting back to decent footy,” Brown said.
“I wasn’t expecting him to absolutely dominate, I reckon it’s going to take a while to get his legs back after that operation.
“He strikes me as a guy who needs continuity, continuity in his running because he’s always been a leader and his ability to read the footy in the air.
“I’m not going to judge him harshly as probably lot of people would when they purely look at his numbers.”
Brown once said Lynch would be the best key forward in the game, a comment he’s not taking back.
“It’s too early to judge seven games into his comeback,” Brown said.
“It’s been a significant injury for Tom and this for a bloke who relies on his movement as a tool and his ability to jump and take contested marks.
“We can’t judge Tom until the second half of the season.
“He's going to take time to get his strength back.
“Remember he didn’t train with the main group until two weeks before Round 1.”
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Two weeks is a club ending disaster for these prats.
Two weeks ago Carlton was full of potential.
This week after losing 4 players and 550 games of experience to injury they are a disaster.
Oh and those players got injured the week before when they lost a sizable lead to Hawthorn in the second half.
Its only three weeks ago and Essendon had terminal culture issues, where's that story now?
Media are lazy, and if you watch it and take it seriously then you're lazy as well.
Two weeks ago Carlton was full of potential.
This week after losing 4 players and 550 games of experience to injury they are a disaster.
Oh and those players got injured the week before when they lost a sizable lead to Hawthorn in the second half.
Its only three weeks ago and Essendon had terminal culture issues, where's that story now?
Media are lazy, and if you watch it and take it seriously then you're lazy as well.
I see they've passed around the cue cards for "gun recruit's first sign of underperformance".
You've got the over-the-top criticism guy to kickstart the week's narrative (Lloyd), the defending representative (Brown), the "in-depth" explanation guy speaking from experience so he must be right (A. Lynch), and the drunk guy pretending to play innocent.
They do very, very well at keeping track of what they've read out in the past, all things considered!
You've got the over-the-top criticism guy to kickstart the week's narrative (Lloyd), the defending representative (Brown), the "in-depth" explanation guy speaking from experience so he must be right (A. Lynch), and the drunk guy pretending to play innocent.
They do very, very well at keeping track of what they've read out in the past, all things considered!
Bill James said:
Spot on Bill. Bigger plagiarists than Figgy at Chokingwood. We post our comments on a forum and they copy them and get paid for it.
The reality is he did a 2w full training pre season coming off a PCL reconstruction. His fitness will only improve . We can help him by adding another tall down there to avoid the swarm of defenders all over him . I’m not worried , have seen enough that he will be a good player , congestion is what’s been killing him and that’s largely a setup issue
Gee wiz - granted lynch hasn’t had much impact last couple of games - he is coming off no pre season, getting horrible delivery, is a bit out of form/rusty and for all that - he is sitting second in the Coleman!! Get a grip Robbo ya flog!
tha8ball said:
Absolutely, likely to be up and down coming off a very short pre-season and a bad injury. As for the delivery to our forward line, it is woeful. The problem is in the middle.
Jonesracing82 said:
Hahahahaha, surely you jest. No way will the AFL allow any comment on the lack of scoring with their stupid rule changes, the media is not about to actually report on this, they are a bunch of gutless wankers.
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tha8ball said:
Oh but that would be different because he is coming back from an injury & basically no pre season :
That's OK. Let them stick it to him. Hopefully it will fire him up and he will rip Freo a new one.
