We only contacted Callum post-National draft on Wednesday.
Calder Cannons forward Callum Moore off to Richmond after rookie draft selectionTim Michell
Moreland Leader
November 27, 2015 TWO days after he heard from Richmond for the first time this year, Calder Cannons forward Callum Moore became a Tiger.
Richmond contacted Moore on Wednesday, expressing interest in the 193cm Aberfeldie junior ahead of the AFL rookie draft.
The 19-year-old took a short break from working as a landscaper with his dad in Altona to watch the draft on his phone.
“I’m working at the moment,” Moore said.
“I saw my name pop up as I opened my phone, just on the app.”
“I got a call two days before the rookie draft, I hadn’t met up with them all year,” Moore said.
“They called me and they were interested, they obviously liked what I could do.
“I know one player there, Corey Ellis, which will help me feel comfortable there. It’s good.”
Moore said the period between the national and rookie draft had been difficult after he was initially overlooked.
“My heart sunk pretty deeply. Everybody said I was a pretty good pick and at the end of the day no one picked me at the end,” he said.
“I kept my head up high, was waiting for Friday to come and thank god someone took me.”
The Essendon resident has been earmarked for a defensive role by the Tigers.
“They see me as a backline player which I’m happy with,” he said.
“I can play at both ends of the field, I know what a forward can do.
“I’ll work on a few things that they want me to work on and hopefully be a good player at the end of the day.”
Moore was one of three Calder players chosen in the rookie draft, with midfielder Nick O’Kearney selected at pick No.5 by St Kilda and Tom Wallis joining Essendon as a father-son rookie.
“They all deserve the best,” Moore said.
“They’ve put the hard yards in and I wish them luck.”
Moore overcame a broken wrist at the start of the 2015 TAC Cup season, booting 13 goals from nine matches and featuring for Vic Metro at the Under-18 National Championships.
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