Lachie Sullivan was overlooked for no less than eight AFL Drafts and had spent the past six years working on an apprenticeship while toiling in footy’s lower ranks.
Having been overlooked in eight AFL Drafts and spending years as an apprentice, a debutant has made a stunning impact at the MCG.
A 180cm midfielder, Sullivan had surely given up on his AFL dream despite winning consecutive best and fairest awards for Footscray in the VFL in 2022 and 2023. Thrown into the fray in the second quarter after Beau McCreery was subbed out with concussion, Sullivan managed to join the club of players to nail a goal with their first AFL kick.The debutant was then mobbed by his teammates.
It also came with the Pies trailing by 14 points and helped spark an incredible turnaround as Collingwood kicked the last four goals of the half to take an 11-point lead into the main break. “The perseverance, it’s such a great story. It’s been seven or eight years he didn’t get drafted, but he’s come in and played an integral role for us in front of 90,000 fans. It’s pretty special.”
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