Frederick "Fred" Lynch (born 10 May 1936) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with

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in the

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(VFL). Lynch appeared in six of the opening eight rounds of the

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, while on permit from Coragulac.AFL Tables: Fred Lynch
/ref> He wasn't able to fully commit to Essendon due to his farm work and chose to remain in the Hampden Football League. A half back flanker, he played briefly for Colac, before returning to Coragulac in 1959. He won the Maskell Medal in 1961. His son, Paul Lynch, played for

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

from 1993 to 2000.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lynch, Fred 1936 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Essendon Football Club players Colac Football Club players Coragulac Football Club players Living people