Shai Bolton
| Shai Bolton | |||
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Bolton in April 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Katanning, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | South Fremantle (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 29, 2016 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 9, 2017, Richmond vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Spotless Stadium | ||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Fremantle | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2024 | Richmond | 135 (165) | |
| 2025– | Fremantle | 13 (19) | |
| Total | 148 (184) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2025 | Indigenous All-Stars | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 15, 2025. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Shai Bolton (/ˈʃeɪ/ SHAY; born 8 December 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Richmond Football Club. He was initially drafted by Richmond in the second round of the 2016 draft and made his debut in round 9 of the 2017 season, as the club's youngest debutant in nine years. In 2018, he won the VFL's Mark and Goal of the Year awards while playing reserves grade football. Bolton was a premiership player with Richmond in each of the 2019 and 2020 seasons, the first of which he also received a Rising Star nomination in.