67 Facts About Lachie Hunter

Lachlan Hunter was born on 13 December 1994 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs and Melbourne in the Australian Football League.

Lachie Hunter was drafted with the 49th selection in the 2012 AFL draft, and made his debut for the Western Bulldogs the following year.

Lachie Hunter has placed in the top 10 of the Bulldogs best and fairest voting for five consecutive years.

Lachie Hunter played junior football for the Williamstown Juniors from the Under 9 divisions all the way until he finished the under 16 divisions.

Lachie Hunter completed his schooling at St Kevin's College, where he played for the school team alongside future teammates Tom Liberatore and Mitch Wallis.

Lachie Hunter played with the Western Jets in the TAC Cup program.

Lachie Hunter had signs of becoming a prominent player early on, kicking 3 goals and having 37 disposals in a game against the Eastern Ranges Football Club.

Lachie Hunter featured in the Under 18 Vic Metro team in the 2012 AFL Under 18 Championships, playing four out of five games and picking up an influential 23 disposals in the team's 96-point demolition of Tasmania in the 2nd round of the championships.

Lachie Hunter made his debut in Round 13,2013, against Richmond at Etihad Stadium.

Lachie Hunter then played in all the remaining games for the season, except in the Bulldogs' 4- and 28-point victories over Greater Western Sydney and Carlton in Rounds 15 and 20.

Lachie Hunter received a Mark of the Year nomination in the 21st round of the season after he took a Spectacular mark over fellow teammate Tom Campbell and Adelaide player Ben Rutten.

Lachie Hunter signed a contract extension that kept him at the club until 2016 in December 2013.

Lachie Hunter had another consistent season in 2014, playing 14 games.

Lachie Hunter had his best game for the season in the first round of the season in the Western Bulldogs' 65-point loss to West Coast, kicking 2 goals and a behind, as well as collecting 24 disposals, 5 marks and 4 tackles.

Lachie Hunter received his second Mark of the Year nomination for his career, after his mark on Todd Goldstein in the Western Bulldogs' 29-point loss to North Melbourne in the 2nd round of the 2014 AFL season.

Lachie Hunter received a club-imposed ban for being late to club training, resulting in him missing many of the opening rounds of the season.

Lachie Hunter was moved to the wing towards the late end of the season and he quickly became central to the team's efforts, averaging 30 disposals from Round 17 to Round 23 when he made the move to the wing.

Lachie Hunter collected 1 goal, 10 marks and 10 scoring involvements, as well as 516 metres gained.

Lachie Hunter had his best game for the season the very next round, in the Western Bulldogs' 87-point demolition of Essendon.

Lachie Hunter collected 36 disposals, again breaking his career record for most disposals, and kicked a behind, laid 4 tackles and took 6 marks.

Lachie Hunter was named as one of the Bulldogs' best on ground.

Lachie Hunter enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2016, cementing his place in the Bulldogs' senior team and enhancing a reputation as one of the league's most prolific wingmen.

Lachie Hunter played every game for the Bulldogs and at one stage in the season was considered in the running to make the All-Australian team.

Lachie Hunter got his first above-40 disposal count, collecting 44 in the Western Bulldogs' 16-point loss to North Melbourne in the 10th round of the 2016 season, after he had to make up for the losses of important backmen Bob Murphy, Matthew Suckling and Jason Johannisen.

An illegal tackle from North Melbourne player Lindsay Thomas saw Lachie Hunter go to hospital after the game with concussion-like symptoms, but he recovered in time for the next round.

Lachie Hunter had good games in rounds 2 and 11, where he collected 35 and 38 disposals, and kicked a goal in both games.

Lachie Hunter collected 85 disposals over the course of the 2016 AFL finals series, averaging around 21 disposals a game.

Lachie Hunter played in the Western Bulldogs' 62 year premiership drought-breaking team, collecting 19 disposals, 1 behind, 4 tackles and 1 mark.

Lachie Hunter finished the season as the club's leading disposal getter with 719 in total, averaging nearly 28 disposals per game, ranking him sixth overall in the AFL.

Lachie Hunter was ranked as the number one uncontested ball winner in the AFL, ending the year with 514 uncontested possessions.

Lachie Hunter came second at the club for inside 50s and equal third for goal assists.

Lachie Hunter was recognized for his achievement when he finished third in the club's best and fairest count, winning the Gary Dempsey Medal.

Lachie Hunter played every game in the 2017 season, proving himself as one of the Western Bulldogs' key players.

Lachie Hunter signed a new contract in April which kept him at the Bulldogs until the end of 2019.

Lachie Hunter had one of his best games for the season in the Western Bulldogs' 16-point loss to Fremantle in the 3rd round of the season, where he kicked the first 3 goals for the Bulldogs, collected 26 disposals, took 6 marks and had 4 inside-50s.

Lachie Hunter had a similarly good game in the Western Bulldogs' 14-point win against Collingwood in round 1 of the season, where he kicked 3 goals, collected 21 disposals, and took 6 marks and 2 tackles.

Lachie Hunter was named as one of the Western Bulldogs' best on ground.

Lachie Hunter finished the season in 6th place in the Charles Sutton Medal count, gathering 125 votes, 60 votes behind first-placed Marcus Bontempelli.

The 2018 AFL season saw Lachie Hunter have one of his best seasons yet, obtaining the club's best and fairest award.

In round 7, Lachie Hunter captained the Bulldogs in their 9-point win over Gold Coast in an AFL match, filling in for the injured captain and vice-captain Easton Wood and Marcus Bontempelli.

Lachie Hunter played his 100th game in the Bulldogs' 54-point loss to West Coast in the 18th round of the 2018 AFL season.

Lachie Hunter collected 28 disposals, took 5 marks and laid 4 tackles, named as one of the team's best on ground in the big loss.

Lachie Hunter tied his career record for most disposals in a game in a standout performance in the Bulldogs' 7-point win over North Melbourne in round 21, getting 44 disposals.

Lachie Hunter was rewarded with the Charles Sutton Medal at the end of the season.

Lachie Hunter collected 191 votes, just 1 vote ahead of second-placed Jack Macrae.

Lachie Hunter led the club in marks and disposals for the total season, getting 117 and 626 respectively.

Lachie Hunter signed a major 5-year contract extension on 12 March 2019, tying him to the club until 2024.

Lachie Hunter stated that "I've clearly wanted to play for this club my whole life, and to be able to do that over an extended period now is a really good feeling," Lachie Hunter was a crucial part of the Bulldogs' 8-point win over Melbourne in the 17th round of the 2019 AFL season, gathering 37 disposals, kicking a goal, taking 10 marks and laying 5 tackles, getting named in the Bulldogs' best for the game.

Lachie Hunter bolstered the Bulldogs' effort against Fremantle in Round 6 of the season, collecting 32 disposals, 8 marks and a goal.

Lachie Hunter was named as the Bulldogs' best on ground.

Lachie Hunter finished in 6th place in the Charles Sutton Medal count, 138 votes behind first-placed Marcus Bontempelli.

In December 2019, Lachie Hunter was appointed the vice-captain of the Western Bulldogs, after previous vice-captain Marcus Bontempelli stepped up to the role of captaincy.

The 2020 AFL season was a chaotic one for Lachie Hunter, with drink-driving offences and personal issues pushing him out of the team, reducing him to a total of just 10 games played in the COVID-19 affected season.

Lachie Hunter only vice-captained the Bulldogs for one game, the team's 52-point loss to Collingwood in the opening round of the season.

Lachie Hunter was fined $5000 for drink driving and given suspended fines for offences involving breaching of social distancing.

Lachie Hunter came back into the team for Rounds 6 and 7, and averaged 26.5 disposals and 4 marks per game, but then took a break for personal reasons, missing the next five rounds.

Lachie Hunter had one of his best games for the season in his return to the team in Round 12, collecting 29 disposals, a goal and 6 marks in a game where he ruled out rumours of a trade, after grabbing his Bulldogs jumper in celebration at kicking a goal.

Lachie Hunter was praised as one of the team's best players in the match.

Lachie Hunter had his best game for the season in the Bulldogs' season-defining 5-goal win over Fremantle in the final round of the home and away season, which saw the team obtain a place in the finals series.

Lachie Hunter was named the second best player for the Bulldogs, behind Tom Liberatore.

Lachie Hunter had a much different season in 2021 to his previous few, playing as a high half-forward due to the team's large amount of midfield depth.

Lachie Hunter had surgery on his hand in the wake of his injury.

Lachie Hunter was traded to the Melbourne Football Club at the end of the 2022 AFL season.

Lachie Hunter made his debut with Melbourne in round 1 of the 2023 season, and went on to play 24 out of a possible 25 games in his first season at the club.

However, Lachie Hunter only managed two senior games in 2024, and announced his retirement on the 26th of September 2024.

Lachie Hunter ended his career on 199 AFL matches, across both clubs he played for.

Lachie Hunter is the cousin of Mark McVeigh and Jarrad McVeigh, who played for Essendon and Sydney respectively.