Lachie Weller
| Lachie Weller | |||
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Weller playing for Gold Coast in August 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lachie Weller | ||
| Born | 23 February 1996 | ||
| Original team | Southport (NEAFL)/Broadbeach Cats/Burnie Dockers | ||
| Draft | No. 13, 2014 national draft | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gold Coast | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2015–2017 | Fremantle | 47 (17) | |
| 2018– | Gold Coast | 116 (33) | |
| Total | 161 (50) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020 | All Stars | 1 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 1, 2026. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Lachlan Weller (born 23 February 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Fremantle Football Club from 2015 to 2017.
Early life
Originally from Burnie in Tasmania, Weller moved to Gold Coast in Queensland at age 15 (2011) with his family, when his brother Maverick was playing for the Gold Coast Football Club. Lachie then joined the Gold Coast Suns Academy, but did not qualify as a priority selection due to not fulfilling the length of residence requirements.[1]
During this time, he completed his schooling commitments at All Saints Anglican School on the Gold Coast and played junior football for Broadbeach as well as Southport.[2] He was drafted by Fremantle with their first selection, number 13 overall, in the 2014 AFL draft.[3]
AFL career
After playing well for Peel Thunder Football Club in the West Australian Football League, Weller made his debut in round 18 of the 2015 AFL season against Greater Western Sydney.[4] At the conclusion of the 2017 AFL season, after playing 47 games for Fremantle, Weller requested a trade to Gold Coast, subsequently being traded, along with pick 41 in the 2017 AFL draft for pick 2.[5]
In 2022, Weller underwent a knee reconstruction.[6] He underwent a second knee reconstruction a year later.[7]
Personal life
Weller's cousin, Casey Barnes, is a country rock singer who is also based on the Gold Coast.[8]
Weller and his wife Nicola have two children.[9]
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 1, 2026.[10]
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| 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 | |||||
| 2015 | Fremantle | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2016 | Fremantle | 14 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 171 | 169 | 340 | 55 | 72 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2 |
| 2017 | Fremantle | 14 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 258 | 184 | 442 | 89 | 53 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 8.4 | 20.1 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2018 | Gold Coast | 14 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 258 | 175 | 433 | 93 | 57 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 11.7 | 8.0 | 19.7 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 2019 | Gold Coast | 14 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 227 | 148 | 375 | 81 | 47 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 13.4 | 8.7 | 22.1 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Gold Coast | 14 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 161 | 125 | 286 | 39 | 48 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 16.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1 |
| 2021 | Gold Coast | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 137 | 104 | 241 | 71 | 44 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 18.5 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2022 | Gold Coast | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 161 | 64 | 225 | 48 | 17 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 14.6 | 5.8 | 20.5 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 2023 | Gold Coast | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 56 | 194 | 61 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 15.3 | 6.2 | 21.6 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 2024 | Gold Coast | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 38 | 100 | 18 | 18 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 16.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Gold Coast | 14 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 146 | 146 | 292 | 46 | 38 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Gold Coast | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 16.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | TBA |
| Career | 163 | 50 | 47 | 1748 | 1244 | 2992 | 611 | 419 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10.7 | 7.6 | 18.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 12 | ||
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
- ^ Twomey, Callum (29 October 2014). "29 days to the draft: Meet Lachie Weller".
- ^ Twomey, Callum (11 November 2014). "Model prospect: Lachie Weller steps up on the footy ground and steps out for the cameras".
- ^ Quartermaine, Braden (27 November 2014). "Fremantle Dockers spring draft surprise by taking Lachie Weller, while West Coast Eagles snare Liam Duggan". PerthNow.
- ^ Duffield, Mark (31 July 2015). "Freo select teens in squad to face Giants". The West Australian.
- ^ Rynne, Nick (16 October 2017). "Docker Weller requests move to Suns". PerthNow. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ Whiting, Michael (6 June 2022). "Another Sun down: Season over for in-form defender after ACL tear".
- ^ Whiting, Michael (18 July 2023). "Suns defender to undergo second knee reconstruction in cruel blow".
- ^ "Stars Shine In Rec-Footy Challenge". 11 March 2010.
- ^ Jackes, Kylie (5 September 2024). "Inside an AFL player's contemporary family home on the Gold Coast". Home Beautiful. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Lachie Weller". AFL Tables. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
External links
- Lachie Weller's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Lachie Weller's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Lachie Weller at AustralianFootball.com
- Lachie Weller's WAFL playing statistics at WAFLFootyFacts.net
- WAFL statistics