Richmond star key forward Tom Lynch has become just the third Tigers player to kick 50 goals in a season during the past 25 years.
Lynch, in his first season at Tigerland, joins Matthew Richardson and Jack Riewoldt, who have both accomplished the 50-goal-in-a-season feat eight times since 1994.
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The prized Richmond recruit from Gold Coast kicked two goals in the Tigers’ 28-point victory over Carlton at the MCG to chalk up his half-century of six-pointers for season 2019.
It’s the second time in Lynch’s AFL career that he’s cracked the 50-goal mark.
He previously did it in 2016 for the Suns, finishing that season with 66 goals.
Here’s the list of Richardson’s and Riewoldt’s 50-goal seasons . . .
Matthew Richardson
1994 – 56
1996 – 91
1998 – 55
1999 – 67
2001 – 59
2004 – 65
2005 – 65
2007 – 53
Jack Riewoldt
2010 – 78
2011 – 62
2012 – 65
2013 – 58
2014 – 61
2015 – 54
2017 – 54
2018 – 70