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Daily Mail
a day ago
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- Daily Mail
Tom Lynch breaks silence on shocking mid-game meltdown as suspension looms for the Tigers star
Tom Lynch has claimed he has 'got to be better' after he lashed out at Adelaide defender Jordan Butts during Richmond's 68-point defeat by the Crows on Sunday. The Tigers spearhead also apologised to his teammates at halftime following the incident, which is now set to earn him a suspension. The Crows, who jumped into third place on the ladder, led from start to finish on Sunday as they continued on their charge to their first AFL finals appearance since 2017. Young guns Riley Thilthorpe, Daniel Curtin and Max Michalanney showed the future is bright for Adelaide in the 18.14 (122) to 8.6 (54) result. However, all eyes are on the Tigers forward, Lynch, following his shocking strike on Butts. Lynch, 32, was placed on report after he viciously threw his right hand towards his opponent, making contact with Butts' head. Tom Lynch has been reported for this hit on Jordan Butts 🥊👀 #AFLTigersCrows — 7AFL (@7AFL) June 29, 2025 Fortunately, he failed to make clean contact with Butts, meaning the defender did not suffer major harm. 'I was just trying to get free or whatever and frustration came out,' Lynch told Channel 7's Mitch Cleary, adding that he 'didn't want to cause his opponent harm.' 'I gave away too many free kicks and it's not good enough as a leader at Richmond. At half-time I said sorry boys, I thought we were playing pretty well in that second quarter and I pretty much stopped the momentum. 'I was more frustrated with how he was defending me, I thought. And clearly, it was within the rules because there were no free kicks awarded to me, and I went outside the rules. 'Yeah, I've got to be better. Crows remonstrated with Lynch near Richmond's half-forward flank, with the 32-year-old reported by umpires on the spot. Tigers boss Adem Yze opened up on Lynch's remorseful half-time address to his team-mates. 'He apologised to the group because he knew he let them down just by letting it spill over,' the Tigers senior coach said. 'He's been such a good player at this footy club for a long time. 'He's got white-line fever, and he wants to win.' Although Butts was not injured in the incident and played out the game, AFL match review officer Michael Christian will likely take a dim view of the behaviour. It completed a horror half for Lynch, who failed to register a disposal but gave away five free kicks. Only minutes before the incident with Butts, Lynch was angrily arguing with umpires about one of the free kicks he had given away. 'I was going to address it, a couple of reverse free kicks, which was just pure frustration and showing that he cares,' Yze said. 'For him to talk to the group before I even had a chance to talk to them, and then almost put his heart on his sleeve in front of the group, was exactly why he's been the player that he is.' The former Gold Coast captain was given Bronx cheers by the Tigers faithful when he finally recorded a handball late in the third quarter, then minutes later booted his only goal of the match. Lynch later told the Seven Network he was 'frustrated' with how Butts was defending him, but it was still 'within the rules'. Yze added he would seek clarification from the AFL about some marking contests. 'He's such a big man, and they do scrag him, and he's feeling like he's getting held,' Yze said of Lynch. In a further blow for the Tigers, forward Mykelti Lefau injured his calf in his first game back since rupturing his ACL last year. Adelaide defender Michalanney was the surprise packet, kicking three goals playing as a defensive forward on Richmond star Nick Vlastuin. In 59 previous AFL games, Michalanney had managed just a single goal, but took his career tally to four in just one afternoon. Thilthorpe was the best forward on the ground with five goals, extending his career-best season to 33 majors. Without a finals appearance since their disastrous grand final loss to the Tigers eight years ago, Adelaide are eyeing a top-four spot this season. The Crows (10-5) sit behind only Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions - the last two premiers - with a reasonable draw coming into finals, starting with struggling Melbourne at the Adelaide Oval next Sunday. 'A really mature performance by us,' Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks said. 'We knew our record coming in wasn't strong against them. They'd done a number on us (in recent times). 'Coming off a bye, we made a really deliberate focus with the things we wanted to get right, and we did it.'
News.com.au
a day ago
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- News.com.au
Richmond's Tom Lynch takes ‘big swing' at opponent with old school haymaker
Richmond forward Tom Lynch can expect a lengthy stint on the sidelines after he unleashed an old fashioned haymaker on an Adelaide Crows player on Sunday. Adelaide defeated the Tigers by 68 points at the MCG to consolidate their position in the top four. Lynch was not enjoying the close attention of Crows defender Jordan Butts, giving away five free kicks to have an AFL Fantasy score of -15 at one stage. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. Late in the first quarter, Lynch lashed out at Butts after a marking contest, turning and whacking Butts across the face/head area, prompting him to fall to the turf in pain. The umpire blew a free kick and Lynch engaged in some further argy bargy with Crows players. Watch Tom Lynch's strike in the video above The strike on Butts immediately caught the attention of Fox Footy's commentators, especially given the turn-and-strike nature of the incident looked similar to Barry Hall's infamous punch on Brent Staker. Brad Johnson said in commentary: 'Lynch is in a lot of trouble here. I've just see a big whack. It's frustration. 'He actually got reported for the second punch – that first one was a free kick against. 'He gets in the scuffle again. He punches again. That's where the umpire comes in and reports him on the spot.' Dermott Brereton said: 'He's taken a big swing.' Footy reporter Jon Ralph said on Fox Footy: 'He's in plenty of trouble. 'I asked Tom Lynch a month ago about his reputation as a tribunal regular. 'He said 'I've been suspended for two weeks across my whole career' – I think he's likely to double that. 'He does make contact there with Butts. You'd hate to think he could have followed through and really got him hard. 'It's clearly intentional, behind the play. Maybe it's high impact. 'The look of that strike is something (MRO's) Michael Christian factors in too. 'He's had scuffles with other players as well – I don't think there's a lot in those. 'It goes without saying, he's got to be better than that. His coach would be shattered – sometimes when it's not going your way you've got to suck it up.' Lynch told Seven post-game: 'I didn't want to cause harm or anything like that, I was just trying to get free and the frustration came out. 'I gave away too many free kicks and was not good enough as a leader; said at halftime sorry boys, thought we were playing pretty well in that second quarter and it pretty much stopped the momentum. 'I was just more frustrated with how he was defending me, I thought. And clearly it was within the rules because there were no free kicks awarded to me and I went outside the rules. I've got to be better.'
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Frustrated Tigers star Lynch facing ban for wild swing
Fiery Richmond spearhead Tom Lynch is staring at a lengthy suspension after taking an ugly swing at Adelaide defender Jordon Butts at the MCG. Lynch lost the plot in the second quarter of the Tigers' match against the Crows on Sunday, striking Butts off the ball following a contest between the pair. The dual Tigers premiership player viciously threw his right hand towards his opponent, making contact with Butts' head. Tensions rise following this incident involving Tom Lynch and Jordon Butts.#AFLTigersCrows — AFL (@AFL) June 29, 2025 Fortunately for both players, Lynch failed to connect completely, ensuring the blow was minor. Crows players ran to remonstrate with Lynch near Richmond's half-forward flank, with the 32-year-old reported by umpires on the spot. Although Butts was not injured in the incident, match review officer Michael Christian will likely take a dim view of the behaviour. It is rare for AFL players in the modern era to launch into a strike with such intent and ferocity. It completed a horror half for Lynch, who failed to register a disposal, but gave away five free kicks. Only minutes before the incident with Butts, Lynch was angrily arguing with umpires about one of the free kicks he had given away.
Daily Mail
23-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Four-year-old Aussie girl is fighting for life after freak accident during family's idyllic Bali holiday
The family of a four-year-old Australian girl fighting for life after a shock accident in Bali have issued a heartwarming update. Marigold Jessie had been travelling with her family to Bali, Indonesia, when she fell from a treehouse at their Balinese villa fracturing her skull. The incident immediately caused bleeding on the brain and she was rushed to hospital to undergo emergency surgery. The surgeries in Bali helped alleviate the pressure from her brain before she was brought back to Adelaide. Her aunt, Sophie McInnerney, said Marigold is now in intensive care at the Women's and Children's Hospital in Adelaide. 'Goldie isn't a stranger to hospitals … it's where she spent the first 100 days of her life after she was born at just 25 weeks,' Ms McInnerney wrote on a fundraising page for the family. 'Goldie has an incredible fighting (and feisty) spirit and is the bravest little soul we know, but she has a long road ahead to recovery. 'Lucky for Goldie, she has the most doting and dedicated parents in Nick and Carly who will be there holding her hand the whole way.' The GoFundMe page has raised more than $62,000 for the four-year-old. 'This experience has and will continue to take its toll on Nick and Carly on so many levels and they are going to need a lot of love and support to get through this,' the page read. The Adelaide Crows football club are among those to have supported 'Goldie'. The club donated a signed guernsey to the family's local football club, with any proceeds going toward Marigold's cause. 'The (Booleroo Melrose Wilmington Lions Football Club) family will do whatever we can to support Nick, Carly, Billie and Goldie and wrap our arms around them at this time,' a post from the club read on Instagram. Their local netball association also extended its support on Facebook. 'The netball community extends its deepest support to Carly and Nick McCallum following a tragic accident to their daughter during a family holiday in Bali,' a post from the Northern Areas Netball Association read. 'Carly has always been a proud supporter of netball in our region and her Mum Millie Foulis, a NANA Life Member.'
The Australian
19-06-2025
- Sport
- The Australian
AFL 2025: Top-10 draft pick Alix Tauru set to debut for St Kilda
St Kilda coach Ross Lyon is adamant his team is on track to 'pop' in coming seasons and will pursue plans to 'bang games' into young players. Alix Tauru is set to become the club's seventh debutant for 2025 when he plays against Collingwood on Saturday. St Kilda's progression under Lyon has been called into question after netting just five wins for the year, but he said 'we can't jump in and be four years down the track' and pointed to the Adelaide Crows' slow build as a 'great model' of what patience could bring. Tauru, 18 and taken at pick 10 in last year's draft, endured a four-week VFL suspension but looms as an 'exciting' inclusion as Lyon declared the youth project remained his key focus to get the Saints back to the top and he wouldn't be swayed in the search for immediate returns. 'It's pretty exciting. That would put us second for debuts this year with seven (behind Essendon, with 11),' he said on Thursday. Alix Tauru is set debut for St Kilda. Picture: Michael Klein 'Over the past two seasons we are top two, all our data, young players, debutants … games into players 22 and under in the last two years we sit comfortably in the top four in the comp. We'll keep pursuing that. 'There's no time warp machine, we can't jump in and be four years down the track. You can't buy experience, you have to bang games into them. 'Our strategic plan, it's evolved, but it's been really clear. 'I'll go back to the data set, it's indisputable, I can comfortably talk about games into players 22 and under. Nas (Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera), when I got here, he'd played one year. 'Over 23, 24 and 25, he's become an elite player in the competition. We're doing a lot right, but it takes time.' Lyon said the Crows, who have surged into the tour four in 2025, showed what could be achieved, aided by being able to 'lure' players to the club, with St Kilda pursuing Carlton big man Tom De Koning. Paddy Dow will return via the VFL. Picture: Michael Klein 'Adelaide is a great model, on metrics of games 22 and under they were second, second, fourth and now they are 16th (in past season),' he said. 'So at some point you get that experience, attract players to your club, and you pop.' While star St Kilda forward Max King suffered a setback in his recovery from a knee injury, Lyon said Paddy Dow would return through the VFL having missed six months after a series of issues stemming from a staph infection. 'He had that staph infection in his knee, had a blister in his toe, then the staph went through the blister and resulted in numerous arthroscopes and it was a really serious situation,' Lyon said. 'He has carried himself extremely well. I don't think I've met a better young man in football. His resilience, his temperament, his embracing of his teammates … we're thrilled he's coming back. He's a talented midfielder who we have missed.'
