Position(s) Full forward | Current club Richmond | |
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Date of birth (1996-09-03) 3 September 1996 (age 20) Draft No. 12, 2016 Rookie Draft: Richmond Debut Round 22, 2016, Richmond
vs. St Kilda, at MCG Height / weight 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) / 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) Original teams Calder Cannons, Aberfeldie | ||
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Callum Moore (born 3 September 1996) is professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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Junior football
Moore spent his teenage years in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon. He played junior football with Aberfeldie in the Essendon District Football League. In addition to football, Moore has an athletic background in Basketball and Rugby Union.
Moore joined the Calder Cannons development squad as a 16 year old before playing for the club in TAC Cup football. He played five matches for the Cannons in 2014, including in the club's grand final loss to Oakleigh. In early 2015 Moore suffered a broken wrist, limiting his output for the season. He played nine matches for the club, kicking 13 goals, and averaging 13 disposals, 10.7 hitouts 3.4 marks per game as a tall utility.
In 2015, Moore represented the Victorian Metro side at the Under-18 National Championships. He played four matches, recording averages of four marks and 2.8 inside-50s per match.
At the 2015 AFL Draft Combine Moore recorded top-10 scores in the running vertical jump (86cm) and 20-metre sprint (2.91 seconds) tests.
AFL career
Moore was passed over for selection in the 2015 AFL Draft before being selected by Richmond with the club's first selection and twelfth selection overall in the 2016 rookie draft.
Moore began the 2016 season playing for Richmond's reserves side in the VFL. He was upgraded from the club's rookie list in August 2016, as a repalcement for the injured Jake Batchelor. Moore made his AFL debut in a nine point loss against St Kilda in Round 22, 2016 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He kicked his first career goal on debut, along with five disposals and three tackles. He also played in the club's final match that season, against Sydney in Round 23. He finished the season with one goal to his name and an average of six disposals per game from his two AFL matches.