Caleb Graham

Caleb Graham (born 12 September 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Caleb Graham
Graham playing for Gold Coast in May 2019
Personal information
Full name Caleb Graham
Nickname(s) Crab
Date of birth (2000-09-12) 12 September 2000
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 5 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 12, 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Graham was raised in Cairns, Queensland and began playing junior football for the North Cairns Tigers at five years of age.[1] He later switched to the Cairns Saints and was placed in the Gold Coast Suns' developmental academy as a teenager. At the start of 2016, he relocated with his family to the Gold Coast where he started playing locally for the Palm Beach Currumbin Australian Football Club and attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School.[2] While at Palm Beach Currumbin he played in back-to-back QAFL senior premierships,[3] including playing on former AFL Premiership forward Barry Hall at 17 years and 10 days of age in the 2017 QAFL Grand Final.[4]

In November 2018, he was drafted by the Gold Coast Football Club with pick 71 in the AFL draft.[5]

AFL career

Graham made his AFL debut at 18 years of age in Round 21 of the 2019 AFL season, which also happened to be QClash18 against the Brisbane Lions.[6]

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References
  1. "Caleb Graham describes the moment he was drafted by the Gold Coast Suns". Gold Coast Bulletin. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. "Gold Coast Suns' Caleb Graham pays tribute to Palm Beach Currumbin following drafting". Cairns Post. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  3. "Gold Coast Suns' Caleb continues run of success for Far North". AFL Cairns. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. "2017 QAFL Grand Final Palm Beach Currumbin V Labrador". AFL Queensland. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. "Crab in debut with Cairns crew". Cairns Post. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  6. "Cairns Saints junior Caleb Graham signs long term deal with the Gold Coast Suns". Cairns Post. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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