Official Club Stuff Q&A With Lachie Schultz

[freo_dockers]

Asides from the obvious physical preparation advantages of being dedicated full time what was the biggest difference when moving from the VFL to the AFL system?

Definitely the resources like sports psychs, dieticians, doctors and physios that we didn’t have access to in the VFL system.

Being in that full time environment with resources like that has been a massive asset for me.

 

[freo_dockers]

Hi Lachie! Love your work. What are your goals, personally, this year?

My goals are to improve on my strengths from last year, I’d like to kick a lot of goals, lay a lot of tackles and be a good teammate

 

[freo_dockers]

Do players ever talk in the locker rooms or behind closed doors about their desires and wishes to be traded to another club or mates who play at other clubs wanting to come to
Freo?

Similar to this, can Lachie tell us how close he actually was to signing for Hawthorn the other year?

We all want to be at Freo and I showed that the other year when I chose to stay. You do look at all scenarios but it was pretty easy to see that Freo was the best option.

 

[freo_dockers]

Lachie, do you do cashies for teammates that need plumbing done?

I get hit up a lot but doing cashies would involve them actually paying me!

 

[freo_dockers]

Hi Lachie
What routines such as yoga and pilates do you mostly do to keep flexibility in your muscles?

Our head trainer Charlotte is also a Pilates instructor. There's a full Pilates room setup which allows me to do a lot.

 

[freo_dockers]

Imagine that you have a Good Lachie sitting on one of your shoulders and a Bad Lachie sitting on the other one, and they're both telling you what you should eat before a game. What are they both saying?

The Good Lachie is definitely saying pasta, plenty of water and no chocolate. The Bad Lachie is saying chocolate and some sort of takeaway.

Lucky I don’t have the Bad Lachie on my shoulder before games!

 

[freo_dockers]

Lachie, what is your go-to option when ducking into the bakery for a cheeky snack after training at Freo Oval on a Wednesday? There is a groundswell of support on this board for the vanilla slice - but I'm a big fan of the custard tart myself.

It’s a tough one! I’m probably more of a caramel slice man myself. I don’t indulge in it too much but there’s nothing better than a bakery caramel slice.

 

[freo_dockers]

Now to the serious stuff - Was Jaeger upset when he realised you had the biggest guns at the club?

Haha I don’t know about that one, I think he’s got me covered in the guns department.

 

[freo_dockers]

How are you (and the club at large) coping without the GOAT this year (Mitch Crowden)?

Yeah I miss my little partner in crime, Mitchy Crowden. It was sad to see him go but it’s good to see him having another crack at it in the WAFL.

 

[freo_dockers]

I'll pop in another question, Lachie, if you could pick one other sport in the world to be good enough to be "starting onfield" calibre like you are with footy, what would it be and why?

Golf I reckon. It doesn’t take a big toll on your body and it pays very well.

 

[freo_dockers]

Lachie, would love official comment on the BigFooty discourse of whether or not you're better than Kozzie Pickett

That’s a tough one because Kozzie is a very special player!

 

[freo_dockers]

and on a similar note, is there any personal moment/highlight of that stands out so far (e.g kicking game winners against the Saints in 2020, Crows last year, the massive mark and goal against Richmond in 2021, general chaos of the 3rd term against the Demons at the MCG last year)

Oh yeah, also the winning goal against the Saints. That was pretty special as well!

 

[Bastyy]

That’s a tough one because Kozzie is a very special player!

Clearly doesn’t want to answer to avoid offending a future teammate, locking in Kozzie to Freo now

 

[freo_dockers]

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Thanks for having us Big Footy, sorry we couldn't get to every question. Looking forward to Sunday! ️

 

[Purple Jesus]

My goals are to improve on my strengths from last year, I’d like to kick a lot of goals, lay a lot of tackles and be a good teammate

The gun small forward with the huge guns who is also a plumber just like my ol’ pop who won a premiership for East Fremantle back in ‘45. History repeats!!

 

[serial_thrilla]

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Thanks for having us Big Footy, sorry we couldn't get to every question. Looking forward to Sunday! ️

He's probably quickly heading off to the bakery as we speak to get himself a caramel slice!

Thanks Lachie, freo_dockers & Tonga Bob.

 

[Tonga Bob]

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Thanks for having us Big Footy, sorry we couldn't get to every question. Looking forward to Sunday! ️

Many thanks Lachie for taking the time to answer our questions, it was great to get your insights into not only life as an AFL footballer but about you as a person! All the very best for the season ahead from all of us here at the Freo section of BigFooty, you have officially earned the title of 'Friend of the Board'!!

A lot of thanks also to you Tom for acting as the conduit between us and Lachie, you and the rest of the SM team are the Best In The Business and we look forward to seeing your handiwork on the official channels during the year!

Finally thanks to everyone who asked questions, you read the remit and applied it well by asking some really good questions... well, most of you. Vanilla slice vs custard tart? That answer is obvious...

 

[Nodgey]

Just like the famous Britpop war between Blur and Oasis, that was actually won by Pulp.

We now know that when forced to choose between vanilla slice and custard tart, the correct decision is caramel slice.

 

[tonygeeks]

Caramel slice ????

This doesn’t auger well in regards to overtaking Coxy …. At All

 

[poshman]

Loved this! Thanks Mods! Thanks Freo media team and Lachie. I don't know how many boards got this type of access - bloody well done!

 

[ubiquitous226]

Huge thanks to everyone involved (obviously Lachie himself but I'm sure fan engagement is part of his contract), that was surprisingly enjoyable!
The little sign off and utter confusion clips really made it

 

[Stronzo]

Good job guys, that was very engaging!

Would love to have Jordan Clarke on for some Q&A. Listening to his interviews he’s a bit of a character.

Well done mods and Freo media team

 

[FreoGirl]

That was fantastic! thanks guys for organising this. That was great of Lachie to participate - Go Freo!!!

 

[vidwhal]

Yup, echoing the same sentiments. That was awesome that Lachie engaged directly with us. Bloody well done on their end as well as ours and thank you Lachie for confirming the dessert of choice.
I hope the lunch ladies at ARC were paying attention...

 

[Freo Shark]

Thanks Bob for organising this! Thanks Freo and Lachie for participating!