28 Facts About Callum Coleman-Jones

Callum Coleman-Jones was born on 13 June 1999 and is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Callum Coleman-Jones was drafted by Richmond with the 20th pick in the 2017 AFL national draft and made his debut for the club in round 10 of the 2019 season.

Callum Coleman-Jones once kicked 9 goals in the VFL against Frankston in a 75-point win.

Callum Coleman-Jones first began playing football in the Auskick program at Blackwood Football Club in Adelaide's south.

Callum Coleman-Jones moved into competitive play with the same club through to under 13 level, where he captained the club and began training with the Sturt development squad.

Outside football, Callum Coleman-Jones attended high school at Scotch College and played representative division 1 basketball for Sturt at under 16 level.

Callum Coleman-Jones first played representative football for South Australia as an under 15 in 2014 before training with the state's under 16 program in 2015.

Callum Coleman-Jones returned to under 18 representative football for South Australia in 2017, this time selected to captain the side.

At various stages during his draft year Callum Coleman-Jones was considered a possible top 10 draft selection, including being ranked eighth in ESPN draft expert Christopher Doerre's power rankings in May He was invited to the 2017 AFL national draft combine but was unable to participate due to continued recovery from earlier knee surgery.

Callum Coleman-Jones did however draw some criticism for his poor leap in ruck contests and drew comparisons to Richmond ruck Toby Nankervis.

Callum Coleman-Jones was drafted by Richmond with the club's second pick and the 20th selection overall in the 2017 AFL national draft.

Callum Coleman-Jones began his tenure at Richmond under a limited training program, spending his first six weeks in the club's injury rehabilitation group and eased into the larger training load after suffering knee and achilles tendon soreness that off-season.

Callum Coleman-Jones started the year with Richmond's reserves side in the VFL, playing primarily as a forward.

Callum Coleman-Jones did so under a limited load, rested once a month throughout the season to allow him more training time to build his muscle mass and aerobic conditioning.

Callum Coleman-Jones was proficient in the role, recording 32 hitouts, 17 disposals and four clearances.

Callum Coleman-Jones remained as the team's lead ruck in Soldo's absence for the following month, with VFL head coach Craig McRae highlighting it as a key development opportunity.

That was followed with a knock-out loss the following week which saw the team and Callum Coleman-Jones' season come to a close.

Callum Coleman-Jones finished 2018 having failed to earn an AFL debut and instead played 16 games and kicked 14 goals with the club's reserves side in the VFL.

Callum Coleman-Jones spent that off-season focusing on building body strength and developing his footwork, with an eye to an AFL debut that season.

Callum Coleman-Jones performed promisingly in the match, gathering 13 disposals and laying five tackles despite struggling in the ruck contests with just 10 hitouts.

Callum Coleman-Jones was immediately dropped back to VFL level the next week however, following the return of Soldo to AFL eligibility.

Callum Coleman-Jones remained with the VFL side through the end of their season, playing predominately as lead ruck while looking proficient as a key forward in form which coach Craig McRae called "above level".

Callum Coleman-Jones was influential with 24 hitouts and 17 disposals in the preliminary final a fortnight later, as Richmond's reserves won through to that league's grand final.

Callum Coleman-Jones contributed seven marks and 14 disposals to the Richmond VFL side that defeated Williamstown the following week, as the club won its first reserves grade premiership since 1997.

Callum Coleman-Jones finished 2019 having debuted at AFL level as well as playing in 19 games with the club's reserves side, including winning a VFL premiership.

Callum Coleman-Jones received significant praise for his efforts, including kicking a goal in each match and notching 14 hitouts and 10 disposals in the final match of the series, leading coach Damien Hardwick to label him "seriously in the mix" for round 1 senior selection.

Callum Coleman-Jones plays as a ruck and a key position forward.

Callum Coleman-Jones is notable for his contested marking ability and ball-winning skills.