Shai Bolton

Shai Bolton
Bolton playing for Richmond in June 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-08) 8 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Katanning, Western Australia
Original team(s) South Fremantle (WAFL)
Draft No. 29, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 9, 2017, Richmond vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Spotless Stadium
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder / forward
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2024 Richmond 135 (165)
2025– Fremantle 000 00(0)
Total 135 (165)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Shai Bolton (/ˈʃ/ SHAY;[1] born 8 December 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Richmond Football Club. He was initially drafted by Richmond in the second round of the 2016 draft and made his debut in round 9 of the 2017 season, as the club's youngest debutant in nine years. In 2018, he won the VFL's Mark and Goal of the Year awards while playing reserves grade football. Bolton was a premiership player with Richmond in each of the 2019 and 2020 seasons, the first of which he also received a Rising Star nomination in.

  1. ^ "How to say the AFL's trickiest names". Australian Football League. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.