Shai Bolton

Fremantle

MidfielderRover #10 Active

Career games: 184
Debut: 2017

Player Information

Height 175 cm

Age 27 years

Date of Birth 8-Dec-1998

AFL Debut 2017

Drafted: Pick #29 — 2016 National Draft by Richmond

Accolades

Player bio

A career in numbers

Shai Bolton made his AFL debut for Richmond in 2017 and has played 184 games, including 135 for Richmond between 2017 and 2024 and 49 for Fremantle between 2025 and 2026. Richmond selected him with pick 29 in the 2016 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was rover. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 18.0 disposals and 3.1 clearances per game and scored 218 goals and 188 behinds. He played 6 games in his debut season, averaging 8.5 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total is 593 disposals, from 26 games in 2026 at an average of 22.8 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete goal records, the highest average is 1.87 per game in 2022. The largest total in those seasons is 43 goals, recorded in 2022.

He won the Norm Smith Medal in 2026. His honours include 2 All-Australian selections and 2 premierships in 2019 and 2020.

Selected seasons: goals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2022	23	43	1.87
2025	23	28	1.22
2026	26	25	0.96

About these season figures

Compared 9 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and goals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year	Round	Team	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	POS	APOS	#	D	K	HB	M	G	B	T	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	CM	M50	IM	1%	BO	GA	TOG	EFF	MIN	SC	DT	MG	GBG	CC	SCL	TO	SP	INT	CBA%	SOG	SHACC%	GACC%	SI	PA	CBA	KI%	EK	KE%	MOL	T50	APR	D50P	DMP	AMP	A50P	Tagged
2026	GF	FRE	vs BRL	L	89-96	MCG	MID	ROV	10	26	17	9	7	0	2	5	9	1	2	10	16	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	79%	58%	98	96	114	686	6	1	1	5	1	4	60%	5	40%	0%	9	16	18	0%	8	47.1%	1	1	12.1	1	10	11	4	—
2026	PF	FRE	@ SYD	W	83-71	S.C.G.	MID	ROV	10	20	13	7	3	2	0	8	7	0	3	11	10	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	73%	70%	91	121	106	397	4	2	1	6	0	2	56%	4	50%	50%	7	13	14	0%	7	53.8%	0	4	17.6	1	6	8	6	—
2026	SF	FRE	vs GEE	W	120-106	Optus Stadium	MID	ROV	10	26	14	12	3	2	0	8	7	2	4	5	21	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	1	80%	73%	104	122	120	541	2	4	0	4	0	1	64.9%	2	100%	100%	10	18	24	0%	9	64.3%	0	0	15.6	3	11	10	2	—
2026	QF	FRE	vs HAW	L	40-72	Optus Stadium	MID	ROV	10	21	12	9	2	0	0	1	5	2	5	10	12	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	73%	67%	82	49	62	434	3	1	4	7	0	0	57.9%	1	0%	0%	3	14	11	0%	7	58.3%	0	0	5.9	2	15	4	1	—
2026	24	FRE	@ CAR	L	82-119	Marvel Stadium	FWD	FPL	10	17	9	8	3	1	0	5	5	1	2	8	10	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	73%	77%	89	94	77	313	5	2	0	2	0	2	50%	2	50%	50%	6	20	17	0%	6	66.7%	1	1	17	1	4	8	5	—