US EditionA Throwback to a ‘Bygone Era’: Tigers Star Tom Lynch Cops a Five-Match Ban
MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND, AUSTRALIA, JUL 1 – Tom Lynch received the season's longest suspension after intentionally striking Jordon Butts with severe impact and high contact, according to the AFL Tribunal's ruling.
- Richmond forward Tom Lynch has received a five-match suspension for a strike deemed a throwback to a 'bygone era' by the AFL.
- Lynch's conduct was rated as severe impact and intentional by the AFL's match review officer Michael Christian.
- Lynch accepted additional fines for a separate strike and for engaging in a melee involving Jordon Butts.
- AFL counsel Nick Pane stated Lynch's actions had the potential to cause injury and declared there is 'no place for it in our game.
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A throwback to a ‘bygone era’: Tigers star Tom Lynch cops a five-match ban
Tigers forward Tom Lynch will learn of his fate from the AFL tribunal today. The tribunal will determine whether his punch on Adelaide Crows defender Jordon Butts warrants a suspension and the length.
·Sydney, Australia
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