1. Alastair Graeme Lynch was born on 19 June 1968 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.
20 Facts About Alastair Lynch
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Alastair Lynch is best known as a three-time premiership full-forward for the Brisbane Lions.
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Alastair Lynch represented his home state at the elite level, and at the peak of his career in 1993 he was acknowledged as one of the league's best with All-Australian status.
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Alastair Lynch holds the record for the most combined goals for the merged Brisbane-Fitzroy entity and one of the last remaining former Fitzroy players to play in the AFL.
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Alastair Lynch was born in Burnie, north-west coastal Tasmania, the son of Graeme and Mollie Alastair Lynch, where he attended Burnie High School.
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Alastair Lynch began playing football with Wynyard club where he played in the U17s and U19s before moving to Hobart.
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Alastair Lynch was an intimidating player in defence, playing full-back and centre half-back.
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Alastair Lynch played full-back in the 1990 Tasmanian State of Origin team, the first Tasmanian team to defeat Victoria in 30 years.
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Some commentators believe that if Alastair Lynch had played that season, the Bears could have won a premiership.
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Alastair Lynch was one of the first sportspeople in Australia to experiment with the ice bath, which proved to assist in his recovery, and became a public figure for the illness which was struggling for credibility at the time.
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When Fitzroy merged with the Bears after the 1996 season to form the Brisbane Lions, Alastair Lynch was made a semi-permanent forward but was unable to perform at his peak for the next two seasons due to minor recurrence of his illness.
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Alastair Lynch was appointed as club co-captain with Michael Voss in 1997, a position that he held until 2000, when Voss assumed the full captaincy.
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Alastair Lynch took it upon himself to alert the AFL and was controversially charged for taking a prohibited substance before eventually being cleared.
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Alastair Lynch played some games in defence but usually at full-forward.
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The Brisbane Lions enjoyed great success for the 2001,2002, and 2003 seasons, with Alastair Lynch becoming a multiple goal-kicker against the game's most prominent full-backs, including Stephen Silvagni, Matthew Scarlett, and Shane Wakelin from Collingwood, Brisbane's ongoing rivals.
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Alastair Lynch was in possession of the ball when the final siren sounded at the 2001 Grand Final to signify the club's first Premiership in 57 years.
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Alastair Lynch would go on to play a key role in two further Grand Final triumphs.
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Alastair Lynch announced his retirement after Brisbane's loss in the 2004 AFL Grand Final.
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Alastair Lynch has since admitted significant regret about his behaviour in the match.
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Alastair Lynch co-wrote a book with Peter Blucher titled, "Taking Nothing For Granted", which was released in 2005.