Lachlan Carmichael

Lachlan Carmichael
Personal information
Born (2007-08-27) 27 August 2007 (age 19)
Original team Mosman Swans/North Shore
Draft No. 21, 2025 national draft
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Position Defender
Club information
Current club Western Bulldogs
Number 2
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2026– Western Bulldogs 2 (0)

Lachlan Carmichael (born 27 August 2007) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Carmichael attended Scots College in Sydney and came through the Sydney Swans Academy, playing his early football for the Mosman Swans and North Shore. He represented the academy at the 2023 under-16s AFL National Development Championships, earning All-Australian honours, and was the MVP award-winner for the Allies at the 2025 AFL under-18s National Championships, where he was again an All-Australian.

Overlooked by the Swans, Carmichael was selected by the Western Bulldogs with pick 21 in the 2025 national draft. He gained experience as a half back in the VFL during 2026 and late in the AFL season made two senior appearances, debuting in their match against Carlton in round 23 which ended in a draw.

References

  1. ↑ "AFL Draft 2025: Where 80 of the top draft prospects went to school". Toowoomba Chronicle. 6 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Top 30 AFL draft rankings revealed: Father-son Blue a BIG bolter amid polarising class". Fox Sports. 24 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Goal freak unlike 'anyone else'; 'beast' who could stun — AFL Draft's biggest bolters revealed". Fox Sports. 22 October 2025.
  4. ↑ ""Pick of the bunch": The biggest steal of the AFL Draft". SEN.
  5. ↑ "Desperate draw seals wildcard for Blues as history made at Docklands". ABC News. 16 August 2026.