Lachie Whitfield

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Lachie Whitfield
Lachie Whitfield 2018.1.jpg
Whitfield playing for Greater Western Sydney in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Lachlan Whitfield
Date of birth (1994-07-18) 18 July 1994 (age 30)
Original team(s) Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 1, 2012 national draft
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Position(s) Defender / wingman
Club information
Current club Greater Western Sydney
Number 6
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2013– Greater Western Sydney 234 (71)
Representative team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2020 Victoria 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Lachlan Whitfield (born 18 July 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was the first overall selection in the 2012 AFL draft.

Contents

Early years

He played in the TAC Cup for the Dandenong Stingrays. [1] He won the Larke Medal as the best player at the 2012 AFL Under 18 Championships. [2]

Growing up, he supported the Hawthorn Football Club. [3]

AFL career

In November 2016, Whitfield was suspended for six months for "bringing the game into disrepute" as a result of taking illicit drugs in May 2015 and attempting to evade drug testing at the time under the guidance of Greater Western Sydney administrators Graeme Allan and Craig Lambert. [4]

At the end of the 2017 season, Whitfield signed a contract extension with the Giants, keeping him at the club until the end of 2020. During the 2018 season Lachie made his way from the midfield into the backline as a running Halfback due to several injuries to teammates and in August 2018, Whitfield was named in the 2018 All-Australian team on Halfback after having a career best year in his new position. [5] Whitfield who was soon to become a free agent in 2020, had ignored rumours and speculation and had signed a 7 year deal, tying him to Greater Western Sydney until 2027.

Personal life

Whitfield married Adelle Beckwith in October 2024. [6]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end 2024 [7]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2013 Greater Western Sydney 61984174158332103420.40.29.28.317.55.42.21
2014 Greater Western Sydney 611861339222564190.70.512.18.420.55.81.72
2015 Greater Western Sydney 62167270185455137380.30.312.98.821.76.51.80
2016 Greater Western Sydney 621115246187433123730.50.211.78.920.65.93.53
2017 Greater Western Sydney 618107246186432109600.60.413.710.324.06.13.35
2018 Greater Western Sydney 62469395247642161770.30.416.510.326.86.73.216
2019 Greater Western Sydney 619117322191513146530.60.417.010.127.07.72.812
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Greater Western Sydney 61712224166390111340.10.113.29.822.96.52.04
2021 Greater Western Sydney 61731283142425107410.20.116.68.425.06.32.46
2022 Greater Western Sydney 61863256153409116560.30.214.28.522.76.43.12
2023 Greater Western Sydney 62411407240647139570.00.017.010.027.05.82.45
2024 Greater Western Sydney 62501489265754177720.00.019.610.630.27.12.99
Career234715334452212565714936220.30.214.79.524.26.42.765

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.

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References

  1. ↑ Lachie Whitfield wants to get down to the serious business of being a professional footballer
  2. ↑ Phelan, Jason (4 July 2012). "Whitfield wins Larke Medal". AFL Bigpond Network. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015.
  3. ↑ A fit Lachie Whitfield takes a giant step forwards, AFL.com.au official website, 2 June 2014
  4. ↑ Waterworth, Ben; Niall, Jake (15 November 2016). "Lachie Whitfield cops six-month ban, Graeme Allan, Craig Lambert suspended for one year". Fox Sports (Australia) . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Curley, Adam; Guthrie, Ben (13 September 2017). "Gun Giant extends his stay until 2020". AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Epstein, Jackie (27 October 2024). "Inside the AFL weddings of Connor Rozee, Liam Duggan and Lachie Whitfield". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Lachie Whitfield". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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