Caleb Poulter (born 12 October 2002) is a former professional

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er who played for the

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in the

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(AFL).

Early life and state football

Poulter is from the town

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on the

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. He played junior football for Ardrossan Kangaroos. Poulter played with

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in the

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(SANFL). In 2018, he played 7 matches with the under-16 team, kicking one goal and averaging 15.9 disposals. The following year, he played 13 matches with the under-18 team, kicking 11 goals and averaging 17.2 disposals. Poulter started 2020, by being nominated for the Torrens University Cup Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, following his 34 disposals in the 1st round. In October 2020, Poulter excelled at the

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. Later that month, he played in the annual South Australian Under 18 All-Stars fixture at

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and was described as the best and most classy player afield.

AFL career

Poulter was drafted by Collingwood with their fourth pick of the 2020 national draft, which was the 30th pick overall. Following a

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(VFL) match against

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in which he collected 27 disposals, Poulter made his AFL debut against the

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in the seventh round of the

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, at the

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. In October 2022, following the trade period, Poulter was delisted by Collingwood.

Statistics

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