Malcolm Lynch (born 16 March 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with the North Melbourne Football Club and the

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in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from the

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in the

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, Lynch played football in the Northern Territory until he won a scholarship and attended

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in Sydney. In 2006 Lynch represented the "Flying Boomerangs", Australia's Indigenous youth team, on a tour of

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, including a match against the South African Buffaloes, South Africa's national Australian rules team. Lynch was selected at number 66 overall by the Western Bulldogs at the

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and following some impressive displays with the Bulldogs's

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(VFL) affiliate

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, made his AFL debut in round 12 2007 against the

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. After two senior games with the Bulldogs Lynch was delisted at the end of the

2009 AFL season The 2009 AFL season was the 113th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixte ...

. In 2010 Lynch became the first

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to set foot on

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. In 2012 Lynch was given a second chance at the AFL when he was drafted at 46 by North Melbourne at the 2012 Rookie Draft but after failing to play a senior match was delisted at the end of the 2012 AFL season.

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* * 1988 births Australian rules footballers from the Northern Territory Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Living people Western Bulldogs players NSW/ACT Rams players Tiwi Islands people Williamstown Football Club players Werribee Football Club players Southern Districts Football Club players Port Melbourne Football Club players Tiwi Bombers Football Club players Wanderers Football Club players Sydney University Australian National Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1980s-stub