Lachie Whitfield
| Lachie Whitfield | |||
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 Whitfield playing for Greater Western Sydney in April 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lachlan Whitfield | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1994 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2013– | Greater Western Sydney | 172 (64) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020 | Victoria | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 5 2022. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| 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.
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.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end the Preliminary Final, 2019[6]
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2013 | Greater Western Sydney | 6 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 174 | 158 | 332 | 103 | 42 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 17.5 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 1 |
| 2014 | Greater Western Sydney | 6 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 133 | 92 | 225 | 64 | 19 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 12.1 | 8.4 | 20.5 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 2015 | Greater Western Sydney | 6 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 270 | 185 | 455 | 137 | 38 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 12.9 | 8.8 | 21.7 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2016 | Greater Western Sydney | 6 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 246 | 187 | 433 | 123 | 73 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 20.6 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 2017 | Greater Western Sydney | 6 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 246 | 186 | 432 | 109 | 60 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 13.7 | 10.3 | 24.0 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 5 |
| 2018 | Greater Western Sydney | 6 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 395 | 247 | 642 | 161 | 77 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 16.5 | 10.3 | 26.8 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 16 |
| 2019 | Greater Western Sydney | 6 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 322 | 191 | 513 | 146 | 53 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 17.0 | 10.1 | 27.0 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 12 |
| 2020[a] | Greater Western Sydney | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 224 | 166 | 390 | 111 | 34 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13.2 | 9.8 | 22.9 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Career | 150 | 61 | 47 | 2010 | 1412 | 3422 | 954 | 396 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 13.4 | 9.4 | 22.8 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 43 | ||
Notes
- ^ 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.
References
- ^ Lachie Whitfield wants to get down to the serious business of being a professional footballer
- ^ Phelan, Jason (4 July 2012). "Whitfield wins Larke Medal". AFL Bigpond Network. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015.
- ^ A fit Lachie Whitfield takes a giant step forwards, AFL.com.au official website, 2 June 2014
- ^ 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.
- ^ Curley, Adam; Guthrie, Ben (13 September 2017). "Gun Giant extends his stay until 2020". AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Lachie Whitfield". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
External links
- Lachie Whitfield's profile on the official website of the Greater Western Sydney Giants
- Lachie Whitfield's playing statistics from AFL Tables