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Shai Bolton

Fremantle

Shai Bolton portrait

AFL career

184 games218 goals

Debut
R9 2017 v GWS20 May 2017
Most recent
GF 2026 v BRL26 Sept 2026

Stats

AFL

2026
FRE
26
12.3
10.5
22.8
2.9
0.9
1.2
3.7
1.0
0.6
85
95
2025
FRE
23
9.8
8.1
17.9
2.8
0.7
1.5
2.6
1.2
1.3
69
81
2024
RCH
22
9.9
6.9
16.8
3.8
0.6
0.9
2.6
1.5
1.2
74
77
2023
RCH
23
13.7
8.0
21.7
3.4
0.8
1.0
3.0
1.3
1.3
87
97
2022
RCH
23
11.1
6.4
17.5
3.2
0.7
1.8
2.1
1.9
1.8
72
86
2021
RCH
20
10.4
9.3
19.7
4.1
0.7
1.3
2.8
1.2
1.0
78
84
2020
RCH
19
9.5
6.3
15.8
3.1
0.6
1.1
2.8
0.8
0.6
64
86
2019
RCH
19
7.5
6.5
14.0
3.1
0.5
1.2
3.4
0.8
0.6
61
67
2018
RCH
3
3.7
4.7
8.3
2.0
0.3
1.3
1.3
0.3
0.3
31
30
2017
RCH
6
4.3
4.2
8.5
2.0
0.3
0.8
2.5
0.5
0.7
39
49

VFL

2018
RCH
11
9.6
6.5
16.2
2.6
0.7
0.9
3.5
1.1
1.4
70
2017
RCH
13
7.3
4.3
11.6
2.1
0.8
0.5
3.2
1.6
0.8
59

State Of Origin

2026
WA
1
14.0
10.0
24.0
4.0
1.0
2.0
0.0
1.0
3.0
78
83

WAFL Colts

2016
SFR
15
12.6
4.0
16.6
3.2
1.6
1.2
2.3
2.5
1.5
79
2015
SFR
4
11.8
3.8
15.5
3.8
0.3
1.3
2.0
0.8
0.8
64
2014
SFR
3
9.0
2.7
11.7
1.7
0.7
0.7
0.3
0.7
0.7
42
League
Season
BRL
MCG
GF
17
9
26
7
2
0
0
5
0.2
114
96
18
0
SYD
SCG
PF
13
7
20
3
3
1
0
8
2.0
106
121
14
0
GEE
OS
SF
14
12
26
3
1
0
0
8
2.0
120
122
24
0
HAW
OS
FW1
12
9
21
2
1
1
0
1
0.0
62
49
11
0
CAR
MS
R24
9
8
17
3
2
1
0
5
1.0
77
94
17
0
ADE
OS
R23
21
6
27
2
0
2
0
4
1.0
97
109
19
0
MEL
MCG
R22
11
6
17
3
0
3
0
1
1.1
56
85
25
0
WBD
OS
R21
6
11
17
3
1
0
0
3
1.0
68
78
13
0
WCE
OS
R20
9
9
18
1
2
1
0
3
1.1
66
77
16
0
SYD
OS
R18
12
11
23
1
1
2
0
4
2.2
86
97
17
0
GWS
CGO
R17
11
9
20
2
1
2
0
6
1.0
82
93
18
0
GCS
OS
R16
14
12
26
6
1
1
0
5
0.0
102
105
13
0
GEE
OS
R15
11
7
18
5
0
2
0
3
0.1
69
73
16
0
NTH
HO
R13
14
13
27
7
2
3
0
4
0.0
98
112
21
0
BRL
Gabba
R12
9
12
21
2
1
0
0
3
0.0
70
84
20
0
STK
OS
R11
14
11
25
3
1
1
0
1
1.2
83
72
18
0
ESS
MCG
R10
16
8
24
3
0
0
0
2
2.0
93
77
20
0
HAW
OS
R9
5
17
22
1
1
2
0
3
0.0
59
95
15
0
WBD
MS
R8
14
16
30
2
0
2
0
3
1.1
93
134
20
0
CAR
OS
R7
16
17
33
4
1
1
0
8
2.2
138
142
18
0
WCE
OS
R6
8
8
16
3
0
2
0
3
1.0
61
66
13
0
COL
AO
R5
14
3
17
1
1
2
0
3
1.0
64
69
13
0
ADE
AO
R4
13
8
21
1
0
1
0
1
1.1
66
85
17
0
RCH
OS
R3
15
18
33
4
1
1
0
5
0.1
112
130
15
0
MEL
OS
R2
15
17
32
3
0
1
0
3
2.1
110
142
22
0
GEE
GMHBA
R1
7
9
16
1
0
0
0
2
2.0
62
68
9
0

Profile

Born
08 Dec 1998 (age 27y 318d)
Height
176 cm
Weight
77 kg

Teams

Fantasy

Honours

  • Premiership(2×) 2019, 2020
  • Norm Smith Medal2026
  • All-Australian(2×) 2022, 2026
  • 22 Under 222021
  • Mark of the Year2021
  • Richmond B&F
    3rd
    2023
    Top 10
    2020, 2021, 2022, 2024

Family

Bio

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Drafted from South Fremantle with pick 29 in the 2016 National Draft, Shai Bolton arrived at Richmond as a raw prospect and departed as one of the club's most decorated modern players. The son of former Docker Darren Bolton, he quickly established himself in the Tigers' senior setup, becoming a vital member of the 2019 and 2020 premiership sides. While initially deployed as a high-pressure small forward, Bolton developed into an explosive midfield-forward hybrid, renowned for his vertical leap, supreme evasiveness in heavy traffic, and ability to create scoring opportunities from nothing.

His individual brilliance was formally recognised with the 2021 Mark of the Year and All-Australian selection in 2022, a season where he cemented his status as an elite match-winner. Despite being a contracted star at Punt Road and a shining light during the club's post-dynasty decline, Bolton requested a trade back to Western Australia at the conclusion of the 2024 season to return home with his family. The move to Fremantle was finalised in a high-profile deal that saw the Dockers part with significant draft capital, securing the dynamic game-breaker to add X-factor and class to their premiership pursuit.

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