Lachie Whitfield

Lachie Whitfield
Personal information
Full nameLachlan Whitfield
Date of birth18 July 1994
Original teamDandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Draft#1, 2012 National Draft, Greater Western Sydney
Height/Weight184cm / 74kg
Position(s)Midfielder
Club information
Current clubGreater Western Sydney
Number6
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2013–Greater Western Sydney30 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of Round 23, 2014 season.
Career highlights
  • Number one overall pick in 2012 AFL draft
  • 2012 Larke Medal

Lachie Whitfield (born 18 July 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer. He was the first draft pick by Greater Western Sydney in the 2012 AFL Draft.

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

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

Statistics

Statistics are correct as end of round 11 season 2014[4]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
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
2014 Greater Western Sydney 6 6 2 1 74 42 116 34 12 0.3 0.2 12.3 7.0 19.3 5.7 2.0
Career 25 10 5 248 200 448 137 54 0.4 0.2 9.9 8.0 17.9 5.5 2.2

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.
  3. ↑ A fit Lachie Whitfield takes a giant step forwards, AFL.com.au official website, 2 June 2014
  4. ↑ http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/L/Lachie_Whitfield.html

External links

Awards
Preceded by
Jonathon Patton		 Number one overall pick in AFL draft
2012 		Succeeded by
Tom Boyd