Lachlan Schultz (born 30 November 1997) is a professional

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er who plays for the

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in the

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(AFL). He previously played for the

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from 2019–2023.

Early career

Schultz was born and raised in

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. He played junior football for Moama Magpies in the

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before transferring to the

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in the

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. Following high school graduation, he moved to Melbourne and played 37 games for Williamstown in the VFL over the next two seasons. He was drafted to Fremantle with the 57th selection in the 2018 national draft after being voted one of the better players in the VFL.

AFL career

Schultz made his AFL debut for Fremantle in the opening round of the

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. Schultz kicked the match-winning goal for

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against St Kilda in the 6th round of the

2020 AFL season The 2020 AFL season was the 124th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featur ...

. At the end of 2021,

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. Schultz played almost every game in

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kicking 30 goals in a career-best season. Schultz finished second in Fremantle’s leading goalkicker award behind former teammate

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, who kicked 36 goals for the season. During the year, Schultz was awarded the

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for his performance during the round three

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, in which he collected 23 disposals and kicked two goals. Schultz was among Fremantle's best during round 17 against St Kilda at

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, kicking two goals. Schultz kicked a game-high four goals in round 9 of the

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, during Fremantle's 17-point win over the

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at the

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. Schultz also kicked four goals during the Dockers' later clash against the Swans in round 19 at

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. Schultz kicked two goals during round 20 in Fremantle's 7-point win over

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, the second of which put Fremantle in front in the dying stages of the fourth quarter. Schultz kicked a career-high and game-high 5 goals during the round 22

. He was awarded his second

for best on ground. Schultz signed a one-year contract extension during the 2023 season. On the first day of the 2023 AFL trade period, Schultz requested a trade to Collingwood, and he was traded on 16 October. In Round 9, 2025, Schultz was concussed during a hard tackle by Fremantle's Jordan Clark. Collingwood captain

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was critical that play was able to continue in the aftermath of Schultz's serious injury, saying it "didn't feel right".

Statistics

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

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Honours and achievements

Individual *

(round 3),

(round 22) * Richard Pratt Medal: 2025

References

External links

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Williamstown profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schultz, Lachie 1997 births Living people Fremantle Football Club players Williamstown Football Club players Bendigo Pioneers players Australian rules footballers from New South Wales Peel Thunder Football Club players Collingwood Football Club players 21st-century Australian sportsmen