Tom Lynch isn’t getting carried away despite Gold Coast’s 2-0 start

AFTER a goalless start to the season, Tom Lynch put Carlton to sword with a personal best eight-goal but the star forward played down his sparkling performance.

Tom Lynch celebrates a goal with teammates Aaron Young. Picture: AAP

TOM Lynch says the Suns couldn’t have asked for a better start to 2018 but the memory of previous false dawns kept the celebrations of a 2-0 start to the season to a single rendition of the team song.

Lynch played a starring role in Gold Coast’s 34-point victory over Carlton with a personal best haul of 8.1.

But just like he refused to get too carried away by victories over the Kangaroos and Carlton, tipped to be among the cellar dwellers, nor was he going overboard about his own performance.

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“It was nice to get on the end of a few, I was goalless the week before’’ he said.

“I don’t think it was the best game I’ve ever played in any way, I didn’t take a lot of marks but that’s the nature of footy.

“I’ve had days that I think I’ve played better but not had a huge impact on the scoreboard, the ball bounces your way sometimes, so I’ll take it when it comes because I don’t expect I’m going to kick eight goals every week.’’

Tom Lynch (second from left) sings the club song after the Suns’ win with teammates Brayden Fiorini, Steven May and Alex Sexton. Picture: Getty Images

The 25-year-old is the biggest free-agent in the competition and has made it clear he will take his time making any decision on his future.

He wants to see hope for the future from the Suns and there has been plenty of that on display over the opening two rounds.

However, he also remembers 2016 when the Suns won the first three games of the year before losing a QClash when they were heavy favourites.

He and co-captain Steven May are making sure the Suns don’t suffer the lapses in form or concentration that have been a trademark of their seven-year existence.

Lynch kicked a career-high eight goals against the Blues. Picture: AAP

Gold Coast now head to Perth for a week where they play Fremantle and then West Coast at the new Perth Stadium.

“If you get ahead of yourself in AFL you get found out pretty quickly,’’ he said.

“We are happy with two wins and we will sing the song but that’s it for celebration, its only two wins, we know the WA sides play well at home, Fremantle had a big win there on the weekend so it is going to be a big challenge and that is how we have to approach it.’’

But he was prepared to offer praise for the way the Suns have twice stood up to momentum shifts in the opening rounds.

“I think the thing Dewey (coach Stuart Dew) has been most pleased with is how we’ve stood up to challenges,’’ he said.

“The Kangaroos got on top in the third quarter and Carlton came hard there for a period on the weekend but we managed to keep them to two goals during that period which was pretty important.

“It is a pleasing sign that we have done it in two games, but we have only done it in two games and again we have to keep going.’’

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Originally published as Tom Lynch isn’t getting carried away despite Gold Coast’s 2-0 start