Cale Morton

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Cale Morton
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Personal information
Full name Cale Edward Morton
Date of Birth 18 January 1990 (1990-01-18) (age 18)
Place of Birth Western Australia
Recruited from Claremont
Draft 4th, 2007
Melbourne
Height/Weight 191cm / 78kg
Position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Number 10
Career highlights
* WA U18 squad 2007

Cale Morton (born 18 January 1990) is an Australian Rules football player, recruited at pick 4 in the 2007 AFL Draft by the Melbourne Football Club.

Morton is a midfield/forward with a penetrative kick as well as being a good winner of the ball, both in the air and at ground level. He was ranked first at the 2007 Draft Camp for aerobic capability, recording a 15.2 beep test result.[1]

Cale Morton attended Hale School in Western Australia and was a member of both the 1st 18 football side and 1st 11 cricket side, captaining the 1st 18 football side in his final year at school.

His two brothers also play in the AFL. Mitch plays for the Richmond Tigers and Jarryd plays for the Hawthorn Football Club.

Cale was nominated for the NAB AFL Rising Star in Round 20, 2008.

References

Cale also won the Larke medal in 2007 for being the best player at the 2007 under 18's National championships. In 2008 he won the best first year player award at the Melbourne Football Club.

External links

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Melbourne Football Club – current squad

1 Buckley • 2 Jones • 3 Bartram • 5 McLean • 6 Bate • 7 Miller • 8 Frawley • 10 Morton • 11 P. Johnson • 12 Sylvia • 14 Dunn • 15 Petterd • 16 Grimes • 18 Green • 19 Maric • 20 Garland • 21 Bell • 22 Moloney • 23 McDonald • 24 Robertson • 25 Cheney • 26 Meesen • 27 Rivers • 28 Weetra • 29 Newton • 30 McNamara • 31 Wheatley • 32 Bruce • 33 Martin • 35 Zomer* • 36 Davey • 37 Warnock • 39 Wonaeamirri • 40 Jamar • 41 Carroll • 42 Spencer* • 44 Valenti* • 45 Whelan • Coach: Bailey

* denotes Rookie Listed players