Caleb Marchbank

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Caleb Marchbank
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Marchbank playing in June 2017.
Personal information
Full name Caleb Marchbank
Nickname(s) Neck
Date of birth (1996-12-07) 7 December 1996 (age 28)
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]
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2015–2016 Greater Western Sydney 7 (0)
2017–2024 Carlton 56 (0)
Total63 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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

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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. [6]

Marchbank encountered a series of significant injury setbacks throughout his professional career. In 2013, a back injury sidelined him for most of the season after he was kneed in the back in a TAC Cup game. [7] It left him with stress fractures, and kept him out of action for six months. The following year, he tore his right meniscus during his final year in the TAC Cup. [8]

In 2016, after playing in the first two games of the season, Marchbank sustained an ankle syndesmosis injury, followed by a dislocated right shoulder, which forced him to miss the remainder of the year. [9]

His injury woes continued in 2017 when he suffered a hairline fracture in his scapula, causing him to miss four weeks. In 2018, he dealt with recurring ankle injuries that kept him sidelined for more than two months. [10]

Marchbank's injury challenges intensified in 2019 when he was struck in the head by a knee during a marking contest. This incident resulted in a non-displaced fracture of a vertebra at the base of his neck, causing him to miss the final seven weeks of the season. [11] [12]

In 2020, he faced further setbacks with bone bruising in his knee, accompanied by persistent calf injuries, which ultimately ruled him out for the entire season.

The following year, in April 2021, Marchbank ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee during a Victorian Football League (VFL) practice match against Box Hill, marking another major hurdle in his career. [13] He continued to struggle with injuries, and in June 2022, he underwent surgery to repair a lateral meniscus tear in the same knee, which he had injured while playing against Essendon. [14] [15]

Marchbank played just three senior games in 2024, with illness and a back injury limiting his availability, and was delisted at the end of the season. [16]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2024. [17]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
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
2020 Carlton 22---------------
2021 Carlton 22---------------
2022 Carlton 224002512371470.00.06.23.09.23.51.8
2023 Carlton 22800773411146160.00.09.64.213.85.62.0
2024 Carlton 22300101828330.00.03.36.09.31.01.0
Career63035502708203051280.000.058.734.2913.024.842.03

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