Levi Casboult
| Levi Casboult | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Levi Casboult | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1990[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | Dandenong Stingrays | ||
| Draft | 44 (2010 AFL Rookie Draft)[2] | ||
| Height / weight | 198 cm / 103 kg[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Key Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Carlton | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Levi Casboult (born 15 March 1990)[4] is an Australian rules footballer, currently rookie-listed at the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Casboult, a tall and solidly built player, spent much of his formative years as a ruckman and key position player. Casboult began to play TAC Cup football with the Dandenong Stingrays in 2007. He played a total of 44 games with the Stingrays; in his first two seasons, he scored only three goals, but in 2009 he was moved into a key forward role and scored 41 goals in 20 matches.[5]
Casboult was recruited by the Carlton Football Club with its third round selection in the 2010 AFL Rookie Draft (at secection 44 overall).[6] His first month at the club was eventful. Before the 2009 Christmas break, Casboult attended the team's controversial booze cruise (the fallout from which included the suspensions of Andrew Walker, Eddie Betts and Ryan Houlihan, plus a "please explain" to the club from the AFL); it was widely reported in the media that, in an initiation game, Casboult was handcuffed to an unnamed senior player and forced to match him drink-for-drink until barely conscious.[7] A few days later, on 24 December, Casboult was fortunate to walk away uninjured from in a head-on car accident: his car was struck by the car of Samir Azemi, which had jumped the median strip on the Princes Highway in Dandenong. Azemi was killed in the accident.[8]
So popular is Levi, that a fan club know as 'Rrrrrrrrock the Casboult' (C) has formed to help spread the word of Levi's greatness. This not for profit organisation is providing regular updates to fans of Levi's on field exploits and will continue to spread the word as Levi's abilities grow to the point that he can clearly be considered a better player than Travis Cloke.
Casboult did not play an AFL game for Carlton in his first two seasons after being drafted; he temporarily elevated to the senior list before the start of the 2011 season,[9] but was injured before he could make his debut.[10] He played as a key forward and occasional ruckman for the club's VFL-affiliate, the Northern Blues. Casboult made his AFL debut in Round 17 of the 2012 AFL season, when injuries and suspension resulted in Carlton's first three ruck choices all being unavailable for selection.[11]
References
- ^ Carlton Blues Rookie player list
- ^ Carlton Football Club 2010 Rookie Draftees
- ^ Carlton Blues Rookie player list
- ^ Carlton Blues Rookie player list
- ^ Sportingpulse statistics for Levi Casboult
- ^ Carlton Football Club 2010 Rookie Draftees
- ^ Damien Barrett and Neil Wilson (26 December 2009) Carlton faces wrath of AFL over booze incidents
- ^ James Campbell (27 December 2009) Lady Luck saved my life says Carlton rookie Levi Casboult
- ^ Landsberger, S., Carlton's Luke Mitchell injures good shoulder, Northcote Leader 17th March 2011, Retrieved 25th March 2011.
- ^ de Bolfo, T., Irishman earns list elevation, 27 April 2011, Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "Blues give rookie Levi Casboult freedom against Western Bulldogs". Herald Sun. 20 July 2012.
External links
- Levi Casboult's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
- Levi Casboult's playing statistics from AFL Tables