Caleb Marchbank

Caleb Marchbank (born 7 December 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club 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.[2] He made his debut in the fifty-six point loss against North Melbourne at Spotless Stadium in round 12, 2015.[3] In September 2016, Marchbank requested a trade from Greater Western Sydney[4] and nominated Carlton as his preferred club.[5] He was officially traded to Carlton in October.[6]

Caleb Marchbank
Marchbank playing in June 2017.
Personal information
Full name Caleb Marchbank
Nickname(s) Neck
Date of birth (1996-12-07) 7 December 1996
Original team(s) Benalla, Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 6, 2014 national draft
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s) Key Defender[1]
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 22
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2015–2016 Greater Western Sydney 07 (0)
2017– Carlton 53 (0)
Total 60 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Preliminary Final 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.[7]

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 in Round 16, which ruled him out for the rest of the season;[8] then missed the next two seasons with knee injuries, including a ruptured ACL in 2021.[9] 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.[10]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of round 17, 2019.[11]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2015 Greater Western Sydney 345002320431760.00.04.64.08.63.41.2
2016 Greater Western Sydney 3420112921550.00.56.04.510.52.52.5
2017 Carlton 22160118464248102400.00.111.54.015.56.42.5
2018 Carlton 2212011006016053240.00.18.35.013.34.42.0
2019 Carlton 2213001195317265270.00.09.24.113.25.02.1
Career 48 0 3 438 206 644 242 102 0.0 0.1 9.1 4.3 13.4 5.0 2.1

References
  1. "Season review: Caleb Marchbank". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. Cordy, Neil (27 November 2014). "AFL Draft 2014: GWS Giants strike rich with Jarrod Pickett, Caleb Marchbank, Paul Ahern". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. Sygall, David (20 June 2015). "Weakened GWS Giants no match for hardened North Melbourne". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  4. Beveridge, Riley (1 September 2016). "Caleb Marchbank requests trade from GWS Giants". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  5. Twomey, Callum (16 September 2016). "Blues win race for wantaway Giant Caleb Marchbank". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  6. "Three Giants head to Carlton in last-ditch mega-trade". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  7. McGowan, Marc (1 May 2017). "Ex-Giant Marchbank impresses as a Rising Star Blue". Telstra. AFL.com.au. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  8. "Marchbank ruled out for season". Carlton Football Club. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  9. Riley Beveridge (11 April 2021). "Luckless Blue faces another season out after ACL blow". Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  10. Nic Negrepontis. "How Carlton's injury crisis could hold them in good stead long term". SEN. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  11. "Caleb Marchbank stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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