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Lachie Weller
Weller playing for Gold Coast in March 2026
Personal information
Full name Lachie Weller
Born (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 30)
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 125 (38)
Total 172 (55)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2020 All Stars 1 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 23, 2026.
Career highlights
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

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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

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Weller playing for Fremantle in March 2016

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]

Weller represented the All-Stars in the State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match early in 2020. He kicked a goal in the loss to Victoria.[6]

Weller playing for Gold Coast in April 2026

In 2022, Weller underwent a knee reconstruction.[7] He underwent a second knee reconstruction a year later, for a second tear of his anterior cruciate ligament.[8] Upon his return to AFL football, Weller revitalised his career, becoming an important utility for the Suns. Following more than 150 senior appearances, he played in his first finals match in 2025, securing a thrilling elimination final win against his former team Fremantle.[9][10]

Personal life

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Weller's cousin, Casey Barnes, is a country rock singer who is also based on the Gold Coast.[11]

Weller and his wife Nicola have two children.[12]

Statistics

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Updated to the end of round 23, 2026.[13]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2015Fremantle14 300141731770.00.04.75.710.32.32.30
2016Fremantle14 22121017116934055720.50.57.87.715.52.53.32
2017Fremantle14 225425818444289530.20.211.78.420.14.02.40
2018Gold Coast14 224825817543393570.20.411.78.019.74.22.63
2019Gold Coast14 172522714837581470.10.313.48.722.14.82.80
2020[a]Gold Coast14 1712316112528639480.70.29.57.416.82.32.81
2021Gold Coast14 137313710424171440.50.210.58.018.55.53.40
2022Gold Coast14 11321616422548170.30.214.65.820.54.41.54
2023Gold Coast14 9021385619461150.00.215.36.221.66.81.72
2024Gold Coast14 623623810018180.30.510.36.316.73.03.00
2025Gold Coast14 193714614629246380.20.47.77.715.42.42.00
2026Gold Coast14 1151857415932220.50.17.76.714.52.92.00
Career 17255481818130031186404380.30.310.67.618.13.72.512

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.

References

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  1. ↑ Twomey, Callum (29 October 2014). "29 days to the draft: Meet Lachie Weller".
  2. ↑ Twomey, Callum (11 November 2014). "Model prospect: Lachie Weller steps up on the footy ground and steps out for the cameras".
  3. ↑ Quartermaine, Braden (27 November 2014). "Fremantle Dockers spring draft surprise by taking Lachie Weller, while West Coast Eagles snare Liam Duggan". PerthNow.
  4. ↑ Duffield, Mark (31 July 2015). "Freo select teens in squad to face Giants". The West Australian.
  5. ↑ Rynne, Nick (16 October 2017). "Docker Weller requests move to Suns". PerthNow. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  6. ↑ Beveridge, Riley (28 February 2020). "Goals rain for bushfire relief as Vics storm home over All-Stars". afl.com.au. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Whiting, Michael (6 June 2022). "Another Sun down: Season over for in-form defender after ACL tear".
  8. ↑ Whiting, Michael (18 July 2023). "Suns defender to undergo second knee reconstruction in cruel blow".
  9. ↑ Whiting, Michael (3 September 2025). "Lachie Weller was oblivious to the criticism, then it weighed on him for years". afl.com.au.
  10. ↑ Wildie, Tom (31 August 2025). "Lachie Weller to face Fremantle in historic AFL final after long injury battle". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  11. ↑ "Stars Shine In Rec-Footy Challenge". 11 March 2010.
  12. ↑ Jackes, Kylie (5 September 2024). "Inside an AFL player's contemporary family home on the Gold Coast". Home Beautiful. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Lachie Weller". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
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