Calsher Dear (born 4 August 2005) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for in the

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(AFL). Dear attended St Bede's College which competes in the ACC.

Early career

The youngest of three brothers, Calsher played with the

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as a junior. By his own admission it took time to adjust to the tempo with the Sandringham Dragons. He was one of the best players for the Dragons' throughout the 2023 finals series, with his Grand Final performance in particular eye-catching.

AFL career

He was the fifty sixth selection in the

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by . He made his debut against at the

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in round 8 of the

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Family

Calsher is the son of

Paul Dear Paul Dear (28 December 1966 – 8 July 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Playing career Younger brother of fellow Hawk ruckman Greg Dear, Paul was the s ...

, Norm Smith Medallist and

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Hawthorn premiership player. His eldest brother, Harry, was drafted by in the

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. He is the nephew of

Greg Dear Greg Dear (born 17 April 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn and Richmond in the VFL/AFL The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional sports, professional competition of Austral ...

, a triple premiership player for Hawthorn in

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Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Hawthorn *

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: 2024 Individual * AFL Rising Star nominee:

References

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* * * Living people 2005 births Hawthorn Football Club players Sandringham Dragons players Box Hill Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) People educated at St Bede's College (Mentone) 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-2000s-stub