| Lachlan Keeffe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Keeffe training with Collingwood in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lachlan Keeffe | ||
| Born | (1990-04-14)14 April 1990 (age 35) Gympie,Queensland, Australia | ||
| Draft | No. 69,2009 rookie draft | ||
| Height | 204 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | ||
| Position | Key defender/Key forward/Ruck | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2009–2017 | Collingwood | 40(7) | |
| 2018–2025 | Greater Western Sydney | 79(13) | |
| Total | 119 (20) | ||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Lachlan Keeffe (born 14 April 1990) is a former professionalAustralian rules footballer who played for theCollingwood andGreater Western Sydney in theAustralian Football League (AFL).
Keeffe was born and raised inGympie, Queensland. He grew up playing soccer, playing under 17s in the midfield position. With little prior knowledge of the game he made 5 appearances in Australian rules football during his time as a boarder atMarist College Ashgrove, with his size and athletic ability taking the notice of talent scouts from Collingwood.[1]
In 2008, Keeffe was signed by theCollingwood Football Club as an unregistered player and was later drafted with pick number 69 in the2009 Rookie Draft. He played for Old Trinity in theVAFA[2] to develop his game during this time.
In 2009, Keeffe played 20 games forCollingwood's reserves team in theVFL. After two seasons at VFL level, Keeffe earned a promotion to the club's senior list for 2011.[3]
In 2011, Keeffe played in Collingwood's NAB Cup pre-season campaign, including the winningPre Season Grand Final win againstEssendon. Keeffe made his senior AFL debut againstNorth Melbourne in round 16, 2011 at the MCG.[4]
Keeffe played the first 9 games of the 2012 season, however, he required a knee reconstruction after round 9. Keeffe made his return to AFL ranks the next year in the round 17 loss to Gold Coast.[5]
Keeffe, along with teammateJosh Thomas, tested positive to the banned substanceclenbuterol in drug tests taken in February 2015. Both players accepted provisional suspensions in March 2015. On 10 August 2015, Thomas accepted his two-year ban from the tribunal and that day was delisted by Collingwood football club but was told he'd be re-drafted as a rookie for the 2017 season if still available in the draft.[6] He was banned from AFL competition until 9 February 2017[7]
On 26 July 2015, teammateTravis Cloke revealed that Keeffe was interested in taking up a role as anNFL punter, and he would soon be travelling to the United States.[8]
On 27 November 2015, Keeffe and his teammate Josh Thomas were re-drafted to Collingwood through therookie draft.[9]
At the conclusion of the 2017 season, Keeffe was delisted by Collingwood.[10]
Keeffe was recruited byGreater Western Sydney as adelisted free agent for the2018 AFL season.[11]
Keeffe played 79 games for the Giants across 7 seasons, before retiring at the end of the2025 season.[12]
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 | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
| 2009 | Collingwood | 44 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010 | Collingwood | 44 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011 | Collingwood | 23 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 42 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 8.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | Collingwood | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 31 | 100 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 11.1 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | Collingwood | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 33 | 98 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 12.2 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| 2014 | Collingwood | 23 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 70 | 216 | 71 | 20 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 3.9 | 12 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | Collingwood | 23 | Banned for the 2015 season | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Collingwood | 23 | Banned for the 2016 season | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Collingwood | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | – |
| 2018 | Greater Western Sydney | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 17 | 7 | 67 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 8.4 |
| 2019 | Greater Western Sydney | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 28 | 81 | 36 | 17 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 2020[a] | Greater Western Sydney | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 50 | 117 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 9.0 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | Greater Western Sydney | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 22 | 79 | 37 | 16 | 19 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 9.9 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | Greater Western Sydney | 25 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 47 | 136 | 48 | 33 | 69 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | Greater Western Sydney | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 46 | 89 | 28 | 20 | 94 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 6.7 |
| 2024 | Greater Western Sydney | 25 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 16 | 90 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 18.0 |
| 2025 | Greater Western Sydney | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 12.0 |
| Career | 119 | 20 | 15 | 694 | 404 | 1098 | 394 | 179 | 397 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 9.2 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 3.3 | ||
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