Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn : Calsher Dear! Rising star nom!

[eldorado]

Pretty nice highlights package for a key forward who went late. Good contested marking and moves well. What’s the knock - consistency? Production?

Apparently didn't show a huge amount until the latter part of this season.

Completely understandable after his last two to three years...football would have been a secondary consideration.

 

[TheFourPillars]

I am tearing up at work and trying to hide that fact. Will be a favourite can imagine the roar as he comes on to the ground hopefully at the MCG by the Hawthorn faithful

 

[lyger]

Pretty nice highlights package for a key forward who went late. Good contested marking and moves well. What’s the knock - consistency? Production?

Mitch Lewis is a good mentor as someone who had some similar traits and went late.

His coach mentioned in one of the podcasts that things didn’t come together for him until very late in the season so I think consistency would be one factor (but very understandable given the circumstances).

Perhaps speed and agility could be others but I would imagine these will improve given how interrupted his underage footy has been.

 

[dermott]

A great story and kudos to the other clubs for having the decency to allow him through to his father’s club without bidding on him.
A sign of respect for the family and the late Paul Dear.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

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[Yardie]

Just saw his highlights for the first time. Seems to have his Dad’s uncanny strength and strong hands?

For those who’ve seen more of him is that right?

He also has good vision from the vision. A couple of times he'd take a grab and move the ball on to an open teammate.

 

[lyger]

That’s awesome. What a moment for the Dear clan.

 

[hawkinoz]

Is that his older Bro in 1st pic, taller than Calsher

 

[hawkmang]

Is that his older Bro in 1st pic, taller than Calsher

Yep that’s Harry, former Adelaide Crow

 

[Rowie6]

Yep that’s Harry, former Adelaide Crow

Harry is massive does he still play football?


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[Mr Lizard]

Harry 197cm, Calsher 195cm

 

[Dinsdale]

just watched the interview, super happy for the bloke, considering losing his dad and ending up at his dads club

I was at the 91 GF, Paul was awesome...

anyhow, the kid has some good skills, looks really good disposal under pressure, and can take a good mark.

 

[threesixpio]

Hey guys.

Calsher not only has his dad and uncle as VFL/AFL players, his mother's great-uncle was Brownlow Medal winner from the South Melbourne Swans in Herbie Matthews whose own father was, himself, Herb Matthews.

So Herb Sr was Calsher's 2x great-grandfather.

 

[hawkinoz]

Harry is massive does he still play football?


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Exactly, maybe its an artifact of how the pic was taken.

Keen to know if Harry had similar body size as Calsher at same age, if so one would assume Calsher is likely to get to same size as Harry but fitter under a proper AFL program in 3-4 yrs time.

 

[hfc70]

Heart warming !

Can‘t wait for Calsher to debut…….that will be the icing on the cake.

Welcome to your new home, Calsher, you have an almighty Family right behind you.

 

[hardway]

Is that his older Bro in 1st pic, taller than Calsher

Mum wearing Paul’s jumper from his last season. Good luck Calsher !

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Thanks Redman - saw plenty of Paul and Greg back in he day but wasn't aware of that background. Wonderful pedigree.

No problems Slainte.

If it also helps, it can be stretched out because Herb Sr played in the VFL and his grandson, also Herb Matthews, did likewise.

Herb Matthews.
It's a South Melbourne thing.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Great info. Thanks mate. You're welcome here anytime.

No problems Tyles.

If there's a family connection in the VFL/AFL, I like to know about it and can be found on top of it generally.

Calsher has a chance of being player No. 6 in his extended family.

 

[Dewyyyyy]

A genuinely great story, he’s got a very good leap & set of hands. Good attack on the ball and I like his ground all work. He’s very raw but a lot of upside.

 

[Platten44]

Nickname The Demon?
Looks and sounds like Alex de Minaur.

 

[Big Hotdog]

Nickname The Demon?
Looks and sounds like Alex de Minaur.

Whatever happened to just putting a y on the end of people's names. Deary?

Or the obvious is Dear --> Moose

 

[TazHawk15]

Your dad would soo proud young man, go well.

RIP Paul.

 

[Topiary]

just watched the interview, super happy for the bloke, considering losing his dad and ending up at his dads club

I was at the 91 GF, Paul was awesome...

anyhow, the kid has some good skills, looks really good disposal under pressure, and can take a good mark.

He will only get better.

 

[Mojo]

Apparently a really nice bloke!