Callum Porter

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Callum Porter
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Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-22) 22 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Gippsland Power
Draft No. 74, 2017 AFL draft, Western Bulldogs
Debut 23 July 2020, Western Bulldogs  vs. Gold Coast Suns, at Metricon Stadium
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Box Hill Hawks
Number 55
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017 Casey (AFL) 1
2018–2020 Western Bulldogs (AFL) 1 (0)
2018–2020 Footscray (VFL) 33 [1]
2021– Box Hill (VFL) 65 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 21, 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Callum Porter (born 22 February 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who currently serves as the captain of the Box Hill Hawks in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He previously played professionally for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL) after being recruited with the 74th draft pick in the 2017 draft. [2] [3]

Contents

Career

Early career

Porter began his career at the Officer Kangaroos in the South East Juniors competition. [4] He played for the Gippsland Power for 2 seasons in 2016 and 2017. [5] He served as vice-captain and claimed the club's best-and-fairest medal in 2017, and finished seventh in the best-and-fairest count for the TAC Cup that year. [6] [7] He also played one game for the Casey Demons during the 2017 VFL season. [1]

AFL

Porter made his AFL debut in the Western Bulldogs' close win against the Gold Coast Suns in the eighth round of the 2020 AFL season. [8] [9] [10] Porter had 9 disposals and laid 4 tackles in his first game. [11] However, Porter suffered a minor shoulder injury and was taken out of the team for the next round. [12]

Porter was delisted by the Western Bulldogs at the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season, after just 1 game for the club over his three years at the club. [13] [14]

VFL

After being delisted, Porter joined the Box Hill Hawks in the VFL. He made his debut for the Hawks in round 1 of the 2021 VFL season against Casey, and played a total of seven games that season. [15]

In 2022, he played 19 games, including a career-best 45 disposals in round 18 against the Northern Bullants. [15] [16] He won the club's best-and-fairest medal, the Col Austen Trophy. [17]

In 2023, Porter was appointed co-captain of the Hawks, serving alongside Hugh Beasley. [18] After Beasley retired at the end of the 2023 season, Porter was appointed sole captain for the 2024. [19] He is contacted to Box Hill until the end of 2025. [20]

Statistics

AFL

Statistics are correct to the 2020 season [21]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2018 Western Bulldogs 280——————————————
2019 Western Bulldogs 280——————————————
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Western Bulldogs 28100459040.00.04.05.09.00.04.0
Career100459040.00.04.05.09.00.04.0
  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  1. 1 2 Amy, Paul (30 August 2024). "Milestone man: 100th VFL game tomorrow for Box Hill Hawk skipper Callum Porter". Twitter. CODE Sports. Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024. Made one appearance at Casey in 2017, had 33 games for Footscray Bulldogs and has played 65 for the Hawks, where he was the 2022 best and fairest.
  2. ↑ "Pick 74 - Callum Porter" . Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Callum Porter". Footywire. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Callum aims for AFL career". 27 October 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Callum Porter". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Bennett, Russell (31 October 2017). "Callum's relentless pursuit". Pakenham Gazette. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024. It's a quality – a competitive edge – that sets him apart and has the outgoing Gippsland Power vice-captain on the verge of AFL draft selection.
  7. ↑ "Former Gippsland Power player Callum Porter inks 1 year extension". Gippsland Gold. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "AFL Teams: Round 8, 2020". Triple M. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. ↑ Di Pietro, Kavisha (27 July 2020). "No excess baggage for this Porter". AFLPlayers. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  10. ↑ Cavanagh, Chris; Williams, Rebecca; Smart, Nick (25 July 2020). "Round 8 AFL teams: Harry McKay pulls out of Carlton team to play North Melbourne". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "Round 8 • Gold Coast Suns v Western Bulldogs". Western Bulldogs. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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  13. ↑ Ryan, Peter (17 November 2020). "The Western Bulldogs delist two veterans". The Age. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "Bulldogs announce further list changes". Western Bulldogs Media. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  15. 1 2 "Callum Porter". VFL Stats. 13 July 2024. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Northern Bullants v Box Hill Hawks". AFL.com.au. 24 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  17. ↑ Peter-Budge, Sean (22 September 2022). "2022 Col Austen Recap". Box Hill Hawks. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  18. ↑ Peter-Budge, Sean (10 March 2023). "Beasley, Porter and Horner to Lead VFL side in 2023". Box Hill Hawks. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024. Hugh Beasley, the Hawks' skipper last term, will share captaincy duties with reigning Col Austen Trophy winner Cal Porter
  19. ↑ Rhodes, Brendan (19 March 2024). "Smithy's VFL List Update - 2024 Season". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. CAPTAIN: Callum Porter (replacing Hugh Beasley)
  20. ↑ "✍️ the captain re-commits!". Twitter. Box Hill Hawks. 28 July 2024. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024. Cal Porter has signed on for a fifth season in brown and gold.
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