Lachie Ash

Lachlan Ash (born 21 June 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with the 4th draft pick in the 2019 AFL draft.^[1][2][3]

Lachie Ash
Personal information
Full name	Lachlan Ash
Date of birth	(2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Katandra, Victoria
Original team(s)	Katandra, Shepparton, Murray Bushrangers
Draft	No. 4, 2019 national draft
Debut	19 June 2020, Greater Western Sydney vs. Western Bulldogs, at Marvel Stadium
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	Greater Western Sydney
Number	7
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2020–	Greater Western Sydney	120 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 20, 2025.
Career highlights
Greater Western Sydney Rising Star: 2020
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early football

Ash was born in Katandra, Victoria where he participated in the Auskick program.^[4] He played junior football in Katandra Football Club and senior football at the Shepparton Football Club.^[5] Ash represented Vic Country at the AFL Under 18 Championships for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.^[6][7] He also played for the Murray Bushrangers for two seasons in the NAB League.^[8][9][10]

AFL career

Ash debuted in the Giants' twenty-four point loss against the Western Bulldogs in the third round of the 2020 AFL season.^[11][12][13] Ash collected seven disposals and three marks.^[14] Ash took home the club's Rising Star award at the conclusion of the season,^[15] and had a career-best game in his team's 39 point loss to rivals Western Bulldogs in the 6th round of the 2021 AFL season, where he collected 35 disposals and 15 marks to be one of the Greater Western Sydney' best on ground that game.^[16][17]

In 2023, Ash adopted a new role under coach Adam Kingsley as a lethal running defender which resulted in a two-year contract extension.^[18] He played a career-best 26 games that season as the Giants made a deep run into the finals series.^[3] Running out of the defensive 50 alongside Lachie Whitfield, Ash began to epitomise Kingsley's "Orange Tsunami" game style.^[19]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of Round 20 2025^[20]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2020[a]	Greater Western Sydney	7	12	1	0	79	57	136	31	22	0.1	0	6.6	4.8	11.3	3.6	2.9
2021	Greater Western Sydney	7	23	1	1	265	127	392	111	63	0.04	0.04	11.5	5.5	17.0	4.8	2.7
2022	Greater Western Sydney	7	21	2	7	206	132	338	97	54	0.1	0.3	9.8	6.3	16.1	4.6	2.6
2023	Greater Western Sydney	7	26	2	1	403	220	623	140	40	0.1	0.0	15.5	8.5	24.0	5.4	1.5
2024	Greater Western Sydney	7	19	1	1	243	143	386	101	33	0.1	0.1	12.8	7.5	20.3	5.3	1.7
2025	Greater Western Sydney	7	19	1	1	352	182	534	123	44	0.0	0.0	18.5	9.5	28.1	6.4	2.3
Career			120	8	11	1548	861	2409	603	256	0.0	0.0	12.9	7.1	20.0	5.0	2.1

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.