Patience and hard work pays off for Adelaide forward Tom Lynch The Adelaide Crows win by 135 points away from home against Greater Western Sydney Giants. Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson says he is proud of ten goal hero Tom Lynch, but commends his entire side's professionalism and ruthlessness in their crushing victory over the Giants. Crows forward Tom Lynch is all smiles after kicking 10 goals against GWS. PATRICK Dangerfield is one of Tom Lynch's closest mates at the Adelaide Football Club. He's seen the heartache the former St Kilda draftee has had to endure while battling to find a position in the Crows line up. Dangerfield has also noted how Lynch never lets his frustration affect his mood, placing him alongside Taylor Walker as one of the most upbeat personalities in the group. So watching his mate kick 10 goals in an AFL game -- one of which he gift-wrapped himself -- was about as good as it gets for the Crows midfielder. "Whether he's in the team or not, whether he's playing well or poorly, he's always bubbly," Dangerfield said. He's always had outstanding form in the SANFL, but he's never had any continuity (at AFL level). He'd come in for one or two games and he was a sub a lot last year. To kick 10 goals in an AFL game is a great achievement/ I'm certainly very proud of him because he's put so much hard work in. Several Crows have commented this year about how difficult -- and at times unrewarding -- it is to play the half-forward role in Brenton Sanderson's structure. You do as much running as the midfield, but it's just as often to clear space for other players as it is to get your hands on the ball. "He's an incredibly hard worker up and down the ground and it's a hard position to play half forward, you don't normally get the rewards," Dangerfield said. We speak about it a fair bit at our footy club - the footy gods. If you do good things throughout games eventually you're going to get rewarded. And Tom really does do those selfless acts - pushing hard into space to create space for others in behind him. So it's great in game like this he gets good rewards. From a team point of view, Dangerfield was happy with how the Crows moved the ball and the way the forwards gained separation from their opponents. But he was quick to refocus on next week's opponent St Kilda, noting how the Crows -- who didn't lose two games in a row last season -- had a new benchmark to achieve. "We haven't won two games in a row this season," Dangerfield said. That's something we need to do.