1. Cale Hooker was born on 13 October 1988 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.
12 Facts About Cale Hooker
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Cale Hooker was drafted by the Essendon Football Club with pick 54 in the 2007 national draft and made his debut against the Western Bulldogs in round 21,2008.
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In 2009 and 2010 Cale Hooker established himself as one of the club's key-position defenders.
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In 2011 Cale Hooker made a good start to the season but tore a hamstring in round 13 and played only one further game for the season.
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However, Cale Hooker, who had a year to run on his contract, declined to be traded.
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Cale Hooker started the year in defence but was switched to the forward line halfway through the season.
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Cale Hooker became a useful goal scorer and finished the season with 21 goals.
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Cale Hooker was awarded the W S Crichton Medal as Essendon's best and fairest.
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Cale Hooker is noted for his marking ability and took in excess of 150 marks in each of 2013,2014 and 2015.
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Cale Hooker was suspended for two years which, with backdating, ended in November 2016; as a result, he served approximately fourteen months of his suspension and missed the entire 2016 AFL season.
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The suspension sparked speculation that Cale Hooker would leave Essendon as a free agent, but he signed a new five-year contract with Essendon in April 2016, rejecting larger offers from several other clubs.
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On 17 August 2021, Cale Hooker announced that he would retire at the end of this season.