After a fair bit of speculation, 30-year-old forward utility Tom Lynch has been told by Adelaide that he is surplus to requirements after ten seasons at West Lakes.
His ability to push up the ground is a valuable asset to his side, however his personal form has gone similar to the trajectory of his club, with his best season arguably being 2017 - when Adelaide almost went all the way.
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Aside from this drop in form the fact still remains that Lynch has a few good years still left in him at the top level, and he would be hellbent on adding an elusive premiership medal to his locker.
His status as a free agent, coupled with the knowledge that he isn't wanted at Adelaide, will mean that any club wanting to make a move will have a relatively clear run at him.
Will he go back to his starting club with St Kilda? Or will he ply his trade somewhere else in his home state of Victoria?
Here is a list of five potential landing spots for Tom Lynch in trade period 2021.
5. St Kilda
Could Lynch make the move back to Moorabbin to reunite with the club that gave him his start in the AFL?
It very much could be a switch that's on the cards, with the Saints sure to be on the list when trade period comes around at the end of the year.
Yes the Saints already have a great forward-line, however it is a young one at that with the likes of Max King, Jack Higgins and Cooper Sharman within its ranks.
As with the rest of the teams on this list, the main thing that Lynch would bring to them is experience and efficiency.
With Jack Billings potentially out the door at season's end, there will be space on the list for St Kilda to go and poach a few faces, and the fact Lynch is available at a cut-price means that it'd be wise for the Saints to chuck their hat in the ring for him.
He could be key in helping King and co. develop, and with the Saints looking to take the next step in the next few years Lynch could be at the forefront of this.
