Tom Lynch proposes to his girlfriend on the same day

Tom Lynch proposes to his girlfriend on the same day that Jack Silvagni announces his engagement

AFL star Tom Lynch proposes to girlfriend Olivia Burke on the same day that Carlton’s Jack Silvagni announces his engagement to Grace Phillips – so which footy star did it better?

AFL star Tom Lynch announced his engagement to longtime partner Olivia Burke on Sunday.

The 30-year-old shared the exciting news on Instagram after surprising Olivia by taking a knee at her local dog park in Melbourne.

Tom’s announcement came the same day that AFL star Jack Silvagni proposed to his girlfriend Grace Phillips.

AFL star Tom Lynch (pictured) proposed to his girlfriend Olivia Burke on the same day that Carlton's Jack Silvagni announced his engagement to Grace Phillips - so which footy star did better?

AFL star Tom Lynch (pictured) proposed to his girlfriend Olivia Burke on the same day that Carlton’s Jack Silvagni announced his engagement to Grace Phillips – so which footy star did better?

Jack posted a photo of himself and Grace after asking his partner to marry him.

The post was inundated with messages from her celebrity friends, including Rebecca Judd, who wrote: “Ummm wow!!!!! Happy birthday beauty x.’

Meanwhile, Sam Walsh commented: “Congratulations mate.”

The 30-year-old shared the exciting news on Instagram after surprising Olivia by taking a knee at her local dog park in Melbourne

The 30-year-old shared the exciting news on Instagram after surprising Olivia by taking a knee at her local dog park in Melbourne

Australia’s Next Top Model star and social media influencer Brooke Hogan also said: “Congratulations beautiful. So happy for you both xxxx.’

“Congratulations Team xx,” added Patrick Cripps.

Tom and Olivia’s announcement was also inundated with congratulations from fellow AFL players and friends.

Tom's announcement came the same day that AFL star Jack Silvagni (pictured) proposed to his girlfriend Grace Phillips

Tom’s announcement came the same day that AFL star Jack Silvagni (pictured) proposed to his girlfriend Grace Phillips

“Well done bro, congratulations to you both,” wrote Richmond player Daniel Rioli.

“Well done Stick,” added Jayden Short. Meanwhile, fellow WAG Tayla Damir added: “Congratulations guys”.

Olivia and Tom have reportedly been together since 2014.

The post was deluged with messages from his celebrity friends, including Rebecca Judd, who wrote:

The post was deluged with messages from his celebrity friends, including Rebecca Judd, who wrote: “Ummm wow!!!!! congratulations beauty’