Caleb Graham(born 12 September 2000) is a professionalAustralian rules footballerplaying for theGold Coast Football Clubin theAustralian Football League(AFL).
| Caleb Graham | |||
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 Graham playing for Gold Coast in May 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Caleb Graham | ||
| Nickname(s) | Crab | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Cairns,Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Palm Beach Currumbin(QAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 71,2018 national draft | ||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gold Coast | ||
| Number | 46 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2019– | Gold Coast | 37 (1) | |
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1Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
editGraham was born and raised inCairns,Queensland.[1]He began playing junior football for the North Cairns Tigers at five years of age.[2]Graham later switched to the Cairns Saints and was placed in theGold Coast Suns Academyas a teenager. At the start of 2016, he relocated with his family to the Gold Coast where he started playing locally for thePalm Beach Currumbin Australian Football Cluband attendedPalm Beach Currumbin State High School.[3]While at Palm Beach Currumbin he played in back-to-backQAFLsenior premierships,[4]including playing on former AFL Premiership forwardBarry Hallat 17 years and 10 days of age in the 2017 QAFL Grand Final.[5]
In November 2018, he was drafted by theGold Coast Football Clubwith pick 71 in theAFL draft.[6]
AFL career
editGraham made his AFL debut at 18 years of age in Round 21 of the2019 AFL season,which also happened to beQClash18 against theBrisbane Lions.[7]
Statistics
edit- 'Statistics are correct to the end of 2024[8]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
B
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks | H/O
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Hit-outs |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
| 2019 | Gold Coast | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 11.7 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| 2020[a] | Gold Coast | 46 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 50 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | Gold Coast | 46 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 33 | 85 | 42 | 8 | 82 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 6.8 |
| 2022 | Gold Coast | 46 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 38 | 133 | 52 | 14 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | Gold Coast | 46 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2024 | Gold Coast | 46 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Career | 37 | 1 | 1 | 201 | 102 | 303 | 130 | 28 | 84 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | ||
- ^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 theimpact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
edit- ^"AFL Round 22: Caleb Graham".AFL Queensland.16 August 2022.Retrieved20 August2022.
- ^"Caleb Graham describes the moment he was drafted by the Gold Coast Suns".Gold Coast Bulletin.23 November 2018.Retrieved9 August2019.
- ^"Gold Coast Suns' Caleb Graham pays tribute to Palm Beach Currumbin following drafting".Cairns Post.3 December 2018.Retrieved9 August2019.
- ^"Gold Coast Suns' Caleb continues run of success for Far North".AFL Cairns.26 November 2018.Retrieved9 August2019.
- ^"2017 QAFL Grand Final Palm Beach Currumbin V Labrador".AFL Queensland.23 September 2017.Retrieved9 August2019.
- ^"Crab in debut with Cairns crew".Cairns Post.9 August 2019.Retrieved9 August2019.
- ^"Cairns Saints junior Caleb Graham signs long term deal with the Gold Coast Suns".Cairns Post.15 August 2019.Retrieved21 January2020.
- ^"Caleb Graham".AFLTables.Retrieved5 April2022.
External links
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- Caleb Graham's profileon the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Caleb Graham's playing statisticsfrom AFL Tables