AFL star Tom Lynch banned for five weeks over ‘bygone era’ hit on Jordon Butts

Richmond forward Tom Lynch has been suspended for five matches for a strike described by the AFL as a throwback to a “bygone era”.

The 32-year-old’s ban is the longest this season, eclipsing the four-game stretch handed to Hawthorn’s Conor Nash in April for striking.

Lynch failed to convince the…