Calsher Dear Biography

Calsher Dear will have a delayed start to the 2025 season due to a back issue, with a timeline for his return not determined until secondary scans in January.

After starring in the Hawks' elimination final against the Bulldogs with three goals, Calsher Dear, taken with pick 58, looks like the steal of the 2023 draft.

"He got through because he was probably a bit inconsistent. He had some really good games and then he had some games where he was just doing the things he needed to, and his body let him down a couple of times with soreness and niggles," Sandringham Dragons talent manager Mark Wheeler said this week.

"As a 16-year-old, he didn't want to commit because of his basketball. As a 17-year-old, he had his dad's illness going on so he had time away from the program. It was an open-door policy on when he wanted to come back, he could."

Calsher Dear makes his AFL debut for Hawthorn at Docklands Stadium with 8 disposals (6 kicks and 2 handballs), 5 marks, 4 tackles and 2 goals in a 7-point win over the Western Bulldogs.

Hawthorn select Calsher Dear with pick No.56 in the 2023 National Draft.