Caleb Serong

Caleb Serong (born 9 February 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Caleb Serong
Personal information
Full name Caleb Serong
Date of birth (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001
Original team(s)

Gippsland Power (NAB League)/Geelong Grammar School (APS)

Warragul Colts JFC
Draft No. 8, 2019 National draft, Fremantle
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Midfield
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 3
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2020– Fremantle 36 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 23, 2021.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Serong grew up in the Victorian country town of Inverloch before moving to Warragul. From 2013 to 2015 Caleb played for the Warragul Colts JFC he was the U12's best & fairest of 2013 and also helped the U14.5's win the Warragul and District Junior Football League premiership that year.[1] He attended St Paul's Anglican Grammar School[2] and later boarded at Geelong Grammar School on a sports scholarship.[3] He was drafted with the 8th selection in the 2019 AFL draft from Gippsland Power in the NAB League. He made his senior debut for Warragul Football Club at the age of 15.[4] He co-captained the Victoria Country team at the 2019 AFL Under 18 Championships,[5] where he was awarded the team's MVP award[6] and was named in the All-Australian team.[7]

AFL career

Serong was recruited by Fremantle with pick eight in the 2019 AFL draft and made his debut in the fourth round of the 2020 AFL season at Metricon Stadium against Gold Coast.

In Round 8 he was awarded the Rising Star nomination after being one of Fremantle's best players in a disappointing loss to Geelong,[8] and won the award overall at the season's conclusion. A thrilling Western Derby in round 22 of the 2021 AFL season saw Serong win Goal of the Year after kicking a remarkable off-the-canvas banana from an 'impossible angle' deep within Optus Stadium’s south-east pocket.[9]

References
  1. "Warragul local Caleb Serong soars towards childhood dream". The Warragul and Drouin Gazette. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. "Caleb makes selection | The Warragul and Drouin Gazette". thegazette.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018.
  3. "Serong set for Rowell rematch on debut".
  4. "Warragul local Caleb Serong soars towards childhood dream | The Warragul and Drouin Gazette". thegazette.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019.
  5. "Class of 2019: The competitive beast with an appetite for destruction". afl.com.au. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  6. "Serong set for draft". The Warragul and Drouin Gazette. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  7. "REVEALED: The 2019 U18 All Australian team". afl.com.au. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  8. "Rising Star Docker Serong gets it so right against Cats". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  9. "Fremantle Docker Caleb Serong wins Goal of the Year for controversial effort against West Coast in Western Derby | PerthNow". 19 September 2021.
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