On Thursday night, the 23-year-old took home the NSW Australian Football History Society’s emerging talent award after a strong second season at the top level.
Schultz played all 17 games for Fremantle this season, kicking 12 goals as the Dockers showed they would be a team to watch in the coming years.
Primarily used as a pressure forward, Schultz thrived under new coach John Longmuir bettering the seven games he played in his debut season.
He was also named on the half-forward flank in the 2020 NSW State of Origin team.
Finley’s Tom Hawkins won the main award on the night as he was named the 2020 Carey-Bunton medallist.
The medal is named after Wayne Carey and Haydn Bunton and the winner is decided by the player who polls the most votes in the AFL Coaches’ Association Player of the Year award.
“While it has been a shortened season, it nonetheless has been a highly competitive one,” society patron Richard Colless said.
“We had twenty-one different players poll votes in the Carey-Bunton Medal, which shows the growing depth and quality of NSW players in the AFL.
“Tom Hawkins had an outstanding season marked by topping the goal-kicking with 42 goals, and thus winning the Coleman Medal for the first time. For these two honours, Tom was selected as the recipient of the achievement award.
“Lachie Schultz, originally from Moama, just across the border from Echuca, has shown remarkable persistence to achieve his dream of a career in the AFL and his performances this season for Fremantle earned him the emerging talent award.
“The Origin team was selected from the 49 players currently in the AFL from NSW-based clubs, ranging from Broken Hill in the west, to Newcastle in the north, Tathra on the far south coast, Sydney, and of course, the Riverina and southern border districts.
“As the convenor of the selection panel, I want to thank the selectors, Gerard Healy, Mike Sheahan, Mark Maclure, and Wayne Carey, as well as Dr Rodney Gillett for his research and administrative support.
“We were very pleased to have the support from the AFL Coaches Association for the voting system for the Carey-Bunton Medal. It provided tremendous credibility for the award. Thank you to Mark Brayshaw and his team at the AFLCA.”
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