Tony Lynn
Tony Lynn
A much-decorated and widely-travelled local product who played 33 AFL games with the Brisbane Bears and Carlton, and was a standout in the AFLQ competition with Morningside and Mt.Gravatt.
A Beenleigh junior product who switched to Morningside in 1984, he was an U16 All-Australian Schoolboy in ‘84 and won All-Australian selection and the Queensland35 B&F at the ’85 Teal Cup carnival.
Won the QAFL Colt of the Year award in ’86 after making his senior debut at Morningside, but missed much of the ’87 season following surgery for a dislocated knee.
Joined the Bears in ’88 and after a strong performance for Queensland against Tasmania in Hobart made his AFL debut just after his 20th birthday. He was the club’s 50th player but it was not a night to remember – the Bears copped a 140-point hiding from Essendon on a cold, miserable night at the MCG which 20 years on remained the club’s biggest loss. He kicked four goals in his third game against Richmond at Carrara in Round 11, but a major knee injury in his sixth game against the Western Bulldogs at Whitten Oval in Round 18 ended his career with his ‘home’ club.
After being released by the Bears he represented Queensland against the VFA, Australian Amateurs and ACT in ’89 and the following year headed to Central Districts in the SANFL to try to reignite his career. It didn’t come overnight, but after a brilliant game in the back pocket for the Queensland/NT State of Origin side that beat Tasmania in Hobart in 1993 he earned a second chance at Carlton as selection No.6 in the ’93 Mid-Season Draft. He played 20 games for the Blues in an outstanding 1994 season, including a final, and added six more in the club’s 1995 premiership year, but couldn’t break back into the side after Round 1 of 1996.
Headed home to finish his career with Morningside (1997-98) and Mt.Gravatt (1999-2002). He went out in style, captaining the Vultures to their inaugural premiership in 2002 and winning the Joe Grant Medal as best afield. A cousin of Michael and Brett Voss, he was a playing assistant-coach at Springwood in 2006-07 and non-playing assistant in ’08.
