Fullname: | Calsher Dear |
Birth Date: | 4 August 2005 |
Height: | 195 cm |
Weight: | 88 kg |
Originalteam: | Sandringham Dragons (NAB League)/Beaumaris |
Draftpick: | No. 56, 2023 AFL draft, |
Position: | forward |
Guernsey: | 35 |
Debutdate: | Round 8, 2024 |
Debutstadium: | Marvel |
Years1: | 2024– |
Games Goals1: | 14 (19) |
Statsend: | round 23, 2024 |
Calsher Dear (born 4 August 2005) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for in the Australian Football League (AFL).
The youngest of three brothers, Calsher played with the Beaumaris Football Club[1] as a junior. By his own admission it took time to adjust to the tempo with the Sandringham Dragons. He was one of the best players for the Dragons' throughout the 2023 finals series, with his Grand Final performance in particular eye-catching.[2]
He was the fifty sixth selection in the 2023 AFL draft by .[3] He made his debut against at the Marvel in round 8 of the 2024 AFL season.[4]
Calsher is the son of Paul Dear, Norm Smith Medallist and 1991 Hawthorn premiership player.[5]
His eldest brother, Harry, was drafted by the in the 2014 AFL draft. He is the nephew of Greg Dear, a triple premiership player for Hawthorn in 1986, 1988 & 1989.
Updated to the end of round 23, 2024.[6] |-| 2024 || || 35| 14 || 19 || 7 || 56 || 44 || 100 || 38 || 33 || 1.4 || 0.5 || 4.0 || 3.1 || 7.1 || 2.7 || 2.4 |||- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 14 !! 19 !! 7 !! 56 !! 44 !! 100 !! 38 !! 33 !! 1.4 !! 0.5 !! 4.0 !! 3.1 !! 7.1 !! 2.7 !! 2.4 !! 0|}
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