Zach Guthrie
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Zach Guthrie
| image =
| fullname = Zach Guthrie
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|06|30|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 186 cm
| weight = 74 kg
| originalteam = Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
| draftpick = No. 33, 2017 rookie draft
| debutdate = Round 15, 2017
| debutteam = {{AFL Gee}}
| debutopponent = {{AFL GWS}}
| debutstadium = Spotless Stadium
| position = Defender
| currentclub = {{AFL Gee}}
| guernsey = 39
| years1 = 2017–
| club1 = {{AFL Gee}}
| games_goals1 = 107 (15)
| statsend = round 5, 2025
| careerhighlights =
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Zach Guthrie (born 30 June 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Geelong with their second selection and thirty-third overall in the 2017 rookie draft.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/tac-cup/calder-cannons-defender-zach-guthrie-to-join-older-brother-cam-at-geelong-after-being-chosen-in-afl-rookie-draft/news-story/25a7ef479c206490cb2fc5d3a19d1aae|title=Calder Cannons defender Zach Guthrie to join older brother Cam at Geelong after being chosen in AFL Rookie Draft|last=Michell|first=Tim|date=28 November 2016|work=Sunbury Leader|publisher=News Corp Australia|access-date=9 July 2017}} He made his debut in the draw against {{AFL GWS}} at Spotless Stadium in round fifteen of the 2017 season{{cite news|url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/sport/afl/geelong-cats-hail-performance-of-three-debutants/news-story/109bf3fe6a9626a47de5c841862fe11f|title=Geelong Cats hail performance of three debutants|last=Young|first=Lachie|date=4 July 2017|work=Geelong Advertiser|publisher=News Corp Australia|access-date=9 July 2017}} and is the younger brother of Cats midfielder Cameron Guthrie.
Guthrie currently studies a Bachelor of Exercise Sport Science at Deakin University.{{cite web |title=Elite Athlete Program Profiles |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/students/get-involved/elite-athlete-program-profiles |publisher=Deakin University |access-date=10 August 2020}}
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 17, 2024.[https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/Z/Zach_Guthrie.html Zach Guthrie's player profile at AFL Tables]
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{{AFL player statistics start}}
|-
| 2017 || {{AFL Gee}} || 39
| 9 || 0 || 1 || 39 || 57 || 96 || 28 || 19 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 4.3 || 6.3 || 10.7 || 3.1 || 2.1
|-
| 2018 || {{AFL Gee}} || 39
| 7 || 0 || 0 || 50 || 32 || 82 || 25 || 11 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.1 || 4.6 || 11.7 || 3.6 || 1.6
|-
| 2019 || {{AFL Gee}} || 39
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 2 || 13 || 5 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 11.0 || 2.0 || 13.0 || 5.0 || 1.0
|-
| 2020{{efn|The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.}} || {{AFL Gee}} || 39
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 22 || 10 || 32 || 7 || 2 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 7.3 || 3.3 || 10.7 || 2.3 || 0.7
|-
| 2021 || {{AFL Gee}} || 39
| 13 || 0 || 1 || 120 || 40 || 160 || 51 || 32 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 9.2 || 3.1 || 12.3 || 3.9 || 2.5
|-
| scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 2022# || {{AFL Gee}} || 39
| 21 || 5 || 3 || 224 || 97 || 321 || 116 || 48 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 10.7 || 4.6 || 15.3 || 5.5 || 2.3
|-
| 2023 || {{AFL Gee}} || 39
| 23 || 3 || 2 || 251 || 120 || 371 || 128 || 59 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 10.9 || 5.2 || 16.1 || 5.6 || 2.6
|-
| 2024 || {{AFL Gee}} || 39
| 16 || 4 || 1 || 206 || 79 || 285 || 89 || 38 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 12.9 || 4.9 || 17.8 || 5.6 || 2.4
|- class=sortbottom
! colspan=3 | Career
! 93 !! 14 !! 8 !! 923 !! 437 !! 1360 !! 449 !! 210 !! 0.2 !! 0.1 !! 9.9 !! 4.7 !! 14.6 !! 4.8 !! 2.3
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Notes
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Honours and achievements
Team
- AFL premiership player ({{AFL Gee}}): 2022
- 2× McClelland Trophy ({{AFL Gee}}): 2019, 2022
References
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External links
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- {{AFL Tables|ref=Z/Zach_Guthrie.html}}
{{Geelong player squad}}
{{2022 Geelong premiership players}}
{{2017 AFL rookie draft}}
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Category:Geelong Football Club players
Category:Geelong Football Club premiership players
Category:Calder Cannons players
Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Category:VFL/AFL premiership players
Category:People from Sunbury, Victoria
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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