Caleb Marchbank (born 7 December 1996) is a professional
Australian rules footballer playing for the
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition.
Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Me ...
in the
Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by Greater Western Sydney with their second selection and sixth overall in the
2014 national draft. He made his debut in the fifty-six point loss against at
Spotless Stadium
Sydney Showground Stadium (Known commercially as GIANTS Stadium during the AFL Season) is a sports and events stadium located at the Sydney Showground in Sydney Olympic Park. It hosted the baseball events for the 2000 Summer Olympics. The Show ...
in round 12, 2015. In September 2016, Marchbank requested a trade from Greater Western Sydney and nominated as his preferred club. He was officially traded to Carlton in October.
Marchbank was named the
2017 AFL Rising Star nominee for round 6 after gaining 21 disposals and taking 10 marks in the Blues' 19-point win over the
Sydney Swans at the
Melbourne Cricket Ground.
In 2019, Marchbank played 13 games, averaging nearly five marks and six intercept possessions a game. However his career then stalled due to injuries: he suffered a neck injury against
Melbourne
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in Round 16, which ruled him out for the rest of the season; then missed the next two seasons with knee injuries, including a ruptured ACL in 2021. He finally made his senior return in Round 13, 2022; and, after suffering another injury in that return game, eventually played four senior matches for the year.
Statistics
: ''Statistics are correct to the end of round 17, 2019.''
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2015
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, 34 , , 5 , , 0 , , 0 , , 23 , , 20 , , 43 , , 17 , , 6 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 4.6 , , 4.0 , , 8.6 , , 3.4 , , 1.2
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2016
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, 34 , , 2 , , 0 , , 1 , , 12 , , 9 , , 21 , , 5 , , 5 , , 0.0 , , 0.5 , , 6.0 , , 4.5 , , 10.5 , , 2.5 , , 2.5
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2017
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, 22 , , 16 , , 0 , , 1 , , 184 , , 64 , , 248 , , 102 , , 40 , , 0.0 , , 0.1 , , 11.5 , , 4.0 , , 15.5 , , 6.4 , , 2.5
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2018
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, 22 , , 12 , , 0 , , 1 , , 100 , , 60 , , 160 , , 53 , , 24 , , 0.0 , , 0.1 , , 8.3 , , 5.0 , , 13.3 , , 4.4 , , 2.0
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2019
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, 22 , , 13 , , 0 , , 0 , , 119 , , 53 , , 172 , , 65 , , 27 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 9.2 , , 4.1 , , 13.2 , , 5.0 , , 2.1
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! colspan=3, Career
! 48
! 0
! 3
! 438
! 206
! 644
! 242
! 102
! 0.0
! 0.1
! 9.1
! 4.3
! 13.4
! 5.0
! 2.1
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
Greater Western Sydney Giants players
Murray Bushrangers players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Carlton Football Club players
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