Calsher Dear

{{Infobox AFL biography

| fullname = Calsher Dear

| image = CalsherDear.jpg

| caption = Dear in 2024

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|08|4|df=yes}}

| height = 195 cm

| weight = 88 kg

| originalteam = Sandringham Dragons (NAB League)/Beaumaris

| draftpick = No. 56, 2023 AFL draft, {{AFL Haw}}

| position = Key Forward

| currentclub = {{AFL Haw}}

| guernsey = 35

| debutdate = Round 8, 2024

| debutteam = {{AFL Haw}}

| debutopponent = {{AFL WB}}

| debutstadium = Marvel

| years1 = 2024–

| club1 = {{AFL Haw}}

| games_goals1 = 18 (25)

| statsend = round 10, 2025

| careerhighlights =

AFL Rising Star nomination: 2024

}}

Calsher Dear (born 4 August 2005) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for {{AFL Haw}} in the Australian Football League (AFL). Dear attended St Bede's College which competes in the ACC.

Early career

The youngest of three brothers, Calsher played with the Beaumaris Football Club{{Cite web |title=BFC - News Item |url=https://www.beaumarisfc.com.au/news_details.php?id=510 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www.beaumarisfc.com.au}} 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.{{Cite web |title='He'd be unbelievably proud': Son of a gun ready to honour famous father |url=https://www.sandringhamdragons.com.au/players/hed-be-unbelievaby-proudson-of-a-gun-ready-to-honour-famous-father |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www.sandringhamdragons.com.au }}

AFL career

He was the fifty sixth selection in the 2023 AFL draft by {{AFL Haw}}.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-27 |title=2023 AFL Draft Review: Hawthorn |url=https://central.rookieme.com/afl/2023/11/27/2023-afl-draft-review-hawthorn/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central |language=en-US}} He made his debut against {{AFL WB}} at the Marvel Stadium in round 8 of the 2024 AFL season.{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Alex |date=2024-05-03 |title=Son of a Hawks premiership star set for AFL debut |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8615718/son-of-a-hawks-premiership-star-set-for-afl-debut/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=The Canberra Times |language=en-AU}}

Family

Calsher is the son of Paul Dear, Norm Smith Medallist and 1991 Hawthorn premiership player.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-18 |title='He'd be unbelievably proud': Son of a gun ready to honour famous father |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1065003/hed-be-unbelievably-proud-hawthorn-hawks-bound-father-son-calsher-dear-ready-to-honour-late-dad |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=afl.com.au }} His eldest brother, Harry, was drafted by {{AFL Ade}} in the 2014 AFL draft. He is the nephew of Greg Dear, a triple premiership player for Hawthorn in 1986, 1988 & 1989.

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 10, 2025.{{cite web |title=Calsher Dear stats |url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/C/Calsher_Dear.html |website=AFLTables |access-date=13 May 2024}}

| 2024 || {{AFL Haw}} || 35

| 17 || 25 || 11 || 67 || 52 || 119 || 46 || 42 || 1.5 || 0.7 || 3.9 || 3.1 || 7.0 || 2.7 || 2.5

| 2025 || {{AFL Haw}} || 35

| 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 3.0 || 2.0 || 5.0 || 1.0 || 0.0

|- class="sortbottom"

! colspan=3| Career

! 18 !! 25 !! 11 !! 70 !! 54 !! 124 !! 47 !! 42 !! 1.4 !! 0.6 !! 3.9 !! 3.0 !! 6.9 !! 2.6 !! 2.3