Aug 20th, 2018

Aug 20th, 2018

Boom free agent Tom Lynch is reportedly set to join Richmond in 2019 according to AFL reporter Caroline Wilson.

Speaking on Footy Classified, Wilson all but confirmed that the former Gold Coast Suns superstar will link up with the best team in the AFL from next season onwards.

“As much as I could say anything definitively: this year Tom Lynch will end up at the Richmond Football Club,” Wilson said.

Following Lynch notifying the club of his intention to leave at the end of the season, relationships had been soured between Lynch had the Suns.

(AAP) Lynch is reportedly set to join Richmond in a move that will rock the AFL

However, Wilson revealed that since the announcement, both sides have worked to repair the relationship in order to and on good terms.

“My understanding is both club and player have completely made amends,” Wilson said.

“Tom is back within the club system, doing the physio (sessions) and seeing all his teammates.

“He’s been invited to the club’s best and fairest and he’s accepted that invitation and might even address the fans and his teammates.”

(AAP) Lynch could form a potent forward combination with Tigers stars Jack Riewoldt and Josh Caddy

The news that Lynch and the Suns are on amicable terms comes as a stark contrast to earlier in the year and Wilson admitted that Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley revealing that he had met with the star forward angered Lynch and his Suns teammates, potentially severing their ties.

If Lynch does indeed arrive at the Tigers, it will be a massive coup for the team that many believe is by far the best team in the AFL.

Lynch’s presence in the forward line alongside the Tigers’ resident goalkicking machine Jack Riewoldt will give the Tigers a two-pronged forward set-up that is unrivalled in the AFL.

The 25-year-old will leave the Suns as the club’s leading goalkicker with 254 goals, and Gold Coast is expected to be compensated with the third overall pick in the 2018 National Draft.