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Caleb Serong
Personal information
Full name Caleb Serong
Date of birth (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 23)
Original team(s)

NAB League)/Geelong Grammar School (APS
)

Warragul Colts JFC
Draft No. 8, 2019 National draft, Fremantle
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 3
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2020– Fremantle 87 (19)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 7, 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Caleb Serong (born 9 February 2001) is an Australian rules footballer and the co vice-captain of the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Serong grew up in the

MVP award[6] and was named in the All-Australian team.[7]

AFL career

Serong was recruited by

Gold Coast
.

In Round 8 of the

Optus Stadium’s south-east pocket. He was awarded the Glendinning-Allan Medal for best on ground.[9]

The 2022 AFL season saw Serong play 22 out of a possible 24 games, missing Fremantle's Round 3 Western Derby due to a sore knee,[10] as well as their clash against GWS the following week. He was arguably best-afield during Fremantle's round 23 clash against GWS at Manuka Oval in Canberra, collecting a game-high 32 possessions, 11 clearances, eight score involvements and kicking a goal.[11] Serong again had a stand out performance the next week during Fremantle's elimination final against the Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium, racking up 33 disposals, 10 clearances and a goal.[12] Following the 2022 season Serong was named co vice-captain of Fremantle alongside Andrew Brayshaw.[13]

In round 3 of the

All-Australian selection at the season's end named on the interchange bench of the 2023 All-Australian team.[18] Serong was also the league leader in disposals with 675 across 22 games with an average of 30 disposals a game.[19]

Fremantle's opening match of the

Marvel Stadium, collecting 35 disposals and eight clearances.[21]

Family

Caleb's younger brother Jai was drafted by Hawthorn in the 2021 AFL draft.[22]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2023.[23]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
Behinds
 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2020[a] Fremantle 22 14 2 1 127 109 236 32 58 0.1 0.1 9.1 7.8 16.9 2.3 4.1 1
2021 Fremantle 3 22 8 10 279 224 503 64 72 0.4 0.5 12.7 10.2 22.9 2.9 3.3 5
2022 Fremantle 3 22 5 9 272 309 581 57 96 0.2 0.4 12.4 14.0 26.4 2.6 4.4 5
2023 Fremantle 3 22 4 10 337 338 675 72 109 0.2 0.5 15.3 15.4 30.7 3.3 5.0 24
Career 80 19 30 1015 980 1995 225 335 0.2 0.4 12.7 12.3 24.9 2.8 4.2 34

Notes

  1. ^ 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.

Honours and achievements

Individual

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.
  10. ^ "Eagles to make record changes, more names ruled out of derby". .zerohanger.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  11. ^ "AFL finals 2022: Caleb Serong and Andrew Brayshaw driving Fremantle Dockers' flag push". McArdle Jordan, perthnow.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  12. ^ "YOUNG DOCKER COMPARED TO BROWNLOW MEDALLIST AFTER "AMAZING" FINALS PERFORMANCE". Geleit Lachlan, www.sen.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  13. ^ Schmook, Nathan. "Pearce named new Dockers captain, young guns as deputies". Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  14. ^ fremantlefc.com.au (3 April 2023). "Coaches' votes: Perfect 10 for Serong!". Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  15. ^ Kimber, Howard. "Dockers dig deep to claw past Suns in a thriller". afl.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Match Centre". foxsports. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  17. ^ Quartermaine, Glen. "Fremantle Dockers name Caleb Serong Fairest and Best for 2023". perthnow.com.au. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  18. ^ Schmook, Nathan. "Purple reign: Star Docker caps brilliant year with maiden Doig Medal". afl.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Most disposals 2023 AFL statistics". zerohanger.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  20. ^ Barrett, Jackson. "Fremantle Dockers midfielder Caleb Serong beats club's disposal record in mammoth performance against Brisbane". thewest.com. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  21. ^ O'Connor, Alison. "Dockers rally to reel in Roos with nine-goal blitz". Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Serong the right choice for the Hawks". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  23. ^ "Caleb Serong". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 May 2022.}

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