Lachie Schultz

Lachlan Schultz (born 30 November 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Lachie Schultz
Personal information
Full name Lachlan Schultz
Nickname(s) Shoota
Date of birth (1997-11-30) 30 November 1997
Original team(s) Williamstown (VFL)
Draft No. 57, 2018 national draft, Fremantle
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 5
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Fremantle 76 (83)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 9, 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early career

Originally from Moama, Schultz played for the Bendigo Pioneers in the TAC Cup.[1] He moved to Melbourne and played 37 games for Williamstown over the next two seasons. He was drafted to Fremantle with the 57th selection in the 2018 national draft after being one of the better players in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

AFL career

Schultz made his AFL debut for Fremantle in the opening round of the 2019 AFL season.[2] Schultz kicked the match winning goal for Fremantle against St Kilda in the 6th round of the 2020 AFL season.[3]

At the end of 2021 Fremantle contracted Schultz for two more seasons with an option for a third after Hawthorn was tabling a three year deal for him to move to Victoria. The Hawks would have been able to snare Schultz as a free agent if he did not come to terms with the Dockers, given he was delisted last year and re-listed as a rookie.[4]

Schultz played almost every game in 2022 kicking 30 goals in a career-best season. He was awarded the Glendinning-Allan Medal for his performance during the round three Western Derby, in which he collected 23 disposals and kicked two goals.[5]

Schultz kicked a career high four goals during round 9 of the 2023 AFL season during Fremantle's 17 point Win over the Sydney Swans at the SCG.

Statistics

Updated to round 2, 2023 season.[6]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2019Fremantle28 74346368215170.60.46.65.111.72.12.40
2020[lower-alpha 1]Fremantle28 171271096016961430.70.46.43.59.93.62.50
2021Fremantle28 2022171487222080541.10.97.43.611.04.02.70
2022Fremantle5 23301919611431093691.30.88.55.013.54.03.06
2023Fremantle 5231161026830.00.07.34.611.84.70.90
Career 6971475152928072571851.00.77.44.211.73.72.76

Notes

  1. 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.

Honours and achievements

Individual

References
  1. Dole, Nathan (30 July 2015). "Schultz sets up many attacks from a wing". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. "Schultz set for first Dockers game". The West Australian. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  3. "How gutsy calls from two Dockers helped Fremantle pull off a remarkable win". Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  4. "In-demand Docker knocks back Hawks to sign new deal".
  5. "Lach-ed in: The secrets behind Docker's rapid rise". afl.com.au. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  6. "Lachie Schultz". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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