Lynch played the opening game of the 2022 season, but was concussed during the second quarter and had to be replaced.[10]
On August 1 2023, Lynch retired after an AFL Independent Medical Concussion Panel recommended that he cease participation in contact sport permanently.[11]
^The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.