Kane Cornes believes Adelaide forward Tom Lynch would be a great pickup for North Melbourne and is a player the club should be targeting should he be moved on from the Crows.
Lynch, 30, is a free agent at season's end and with reports that he will not be offered a new contract by the Crows, Lynch could find himself on the lookout for a new club.
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Speaking on SEN, Cornes said the addition of Lynch to North Melbourne would add valuable experience on and off the field.
โThe difficulty with rebuilding is that you still need a number of experienced players and bigger bodies. Thatโs why Ben Cunnington is so important to what they do,โ Cornes said.
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โYou can get Tom Lynch for nothing from the Crows.
โTom Lynch has been injured for the majority of the year. Heโs had a sore foot and has had an operation, clearly out of favour at Adelaide with the direction theyโre going in. Theyโre probably not going to offer him a new contract.
โNorth Melbourne could get him for nothing in terms of what youโre going to pay for him โ itโs not going to be significant โ you donโt have to give up a draft pick for him.
โHeโs 30 years of age and to see him return in the last two weeks from that injury, he looks good, and he looks sharp."
Cornes added that the past relationship between Lynch and Kangaroos coach David Noble could be a key factor should a move gain momentum.
โTo add him with (Nick) Larkey into that forward mix is definitely an open that I would pursue. Thereโs the connection with David Noble.
โHeโs a terrific individual. He helps out with Adelaideโs AFLW team. He wants to explore the coaching development path.
โTom Lynch on and off the field at North Melbourne to develop these younger players and slot into that forward line as a bigger body for the next two years would be an excellent option for North.
โItโs not a high-profile guy and itโs not going to be the difference between pushing right up the ladder, but a nice cog into what could be a decent North Melbourne forward line next year.โ
Noble recently stated adding reinforcements to his forward stocks will be a key focus for the club's off-season.
Lynch joins fellow teammates Daniel Talia and Matt Crouch in facing an uncertain future at West Lakes, with the latter understood to have been offered a new deal by the Crows however.
Talia on the other hand is currently without a tabled deal by Adelaide, with coach Matthew Nicks set to focus on the development of his side's youth.
