Josh Schache
Western Bulldogs, Brisbane and Melbourne
AFL career
76 games79 goals
- Debut
- R1 2016 v WCE27 Mar 2016
- Most recent
- R0 2024 v SYD7 Mar 2024
Stats
AFL
2024 | MEL | 1 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 29 | 27 |
2023 | MEL | 3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 17 | 14 |
2022 | WBD | 7 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 52 | 44 |
2021 | WBD | 9 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 50 | 53 |
2020 | WBD | 2 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 27 | 39 |
2019 | WBD | 14 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 10.1 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 54 | 57 |
2018 | WBD | 13 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 12.2 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 58 | 52 |
2017 | BRL | 10 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 46 | 42 |
2016 | BRL | 17 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 47 | 51 |
VFL
2024 | CSY | 12 | 8.6 | 3.3 | 11.8 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 65 |
2023 | CSY | 15 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 13.7 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 78 |
2022 | FTS | 12 | 11.8 | 4.3 | 16.0 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 86 |
2021 | FTS | 7 | 12.9 | 2.4 | 15.3 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 99 |
Bio
Selected with pick two in the 2015 National Draft, Josh Schache arrived at the Brisbane Lions carrying significant expectation as a prodigious key forward talent and the son of former Bears player Laurence Schache. His time in Queensland was brief; citing homesickness and the pressure of being a high draft pick in a rebuilding side, he requested a trade to the Western Bulldogs after just two seasons. At Whitten Oval, Schache often struggled to consistently impose himself on contests as a commanding key forward, drifting between the senior side and the VFL. He found a temporary niche during the Bulldogs' 2021 finals campaign, where he was effectively deployed as a defensive forward and relief ruckman, a role that saw him play in the Grand Final loss to Melbourne. Traded to the Demons for a nominal pick to provide structural depth in 2023, he found opportunities scarce behind established key position players. Schache was delisted at the end of 2024, concluding his AFL tenure as a talented left-footer whose elite kicking skills and junior promise rarely translated into sustained performance at the highest level.
Profile
- Born
- 21 Aug 1997 (age 29y 62d)
- Height
- 199 cm
- Weight
- 94 kg
Teams
Family
- Father:Laurence Schache
Bio
1 revisionSelected with pick two in the 2015 National Draft, Josh Schache arrived at the Brisbane Lions carrying significant expectation as a prodigious key forward talent and the son of former Bears player Laurence Schache. His time in Queensland was brief; citing homesickness and the pressure of being a high draft pick in a rebuilding side, he requested a trade to the Western Bulldogs after just two seasons. At Whitten Oval, Schache often struggled to consistently impose himself on contests as a commanding key forward, drifting between the senior side and the VFL. He found a temporary niche during the Bulldogs' 2021 finals campaign, where he was effectively deployed as a defensive forward and relief ruckman, a role that saw him play in the Grand Final loss to Melbourne. Traded to the Demons for a nominal pick to provide structural depth in 2023, he found opportunities scarce behind established key position players. Schache was delisted at the end of 2024, concluding his AFL tenure as a talented left-footer whose elite kicking skills and junior promise rarely translated into sustained performance at the highest level.