Caulfield Grammar’s best sportspeople since 2000 revealed
A dual Brownlow medallist, Opals captain and a plethora of Olympians headline the top sportspeople Caulfield Grammar has had a hand in producing since 2000.
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From a dual Brownlow medallist, to an Opals captain and a plethora of Olympians, Caulfield Grammar has had a hand in producing some amazing sportspeople since 2000.
See the full list below.
David Astbury (AFL)
Astbury played in all three of Richmond’s premierships during his 155-game career with the Tigers after the backman was picked up with pick 35 in the 2009 national draft.
Brooke Buschkuehl (nee Stratton) (Long jump)
Buschkuehl is a three-time Olympian, having represented Australia at the Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Paris Games. She also won silver at both the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games.
James Connor (Diving)
Connor was the youngest male in Australia’s diving team at the 2012 London Olympics. Aged just 17, he competed in the 10-metre platform and came 20th. He would go on to win silver and bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the 1m and 3m springboard respectively.
Taylor Duryea (AFL)
Duryea has played 218 AFL games across his career with Hawthorn and the Western Bulldogs, notching the 100-game milestone for both clubs. He played in Hawthorn’s 2014 and 2015 premierships, and also won a VFL flag the year prior in 2013.
Matthew Foschini (Soccer)
Foschini played 53 A-League matches for Melbourne Victory between 2009 and 2013 and figured in the club’s AFC Asian Champions League campaigns. He also represented Australia’s under-23s and played for Salgocar FC in the Indian second tier.
Brendon Goddard (AFL)
Goddard was a two-time All Australian across his distinguished 334-game AFL career with St Kilda and Essendon. He captained the Bombers in 2016 and won the club best and fairest in 2013.
Jack Higgins (AFL)
Higgins attended Caulfield Grammar until year 11 and has gone to play 137 AFL games to date with Richmond and St Kilda. He’s kicked 189 goals so far including goal of the year in 2018, and has led St Kilda’s goalkicking for the past two seasons.
Mack Horton (Swimming)
Horton is a decorated freestyle swimmer and dual Olympian who won gold in the 400m freestyle at the 2016 Games, becoming Australia’s first gold Olympic gold medallist in the event since Ian Thorpe in 2000. He also won bronze at the 2022 Olympics in the 4x200m freestyle relay. He also has four Commonwealth Games gold medals and a World Championships gold medal.
Chris Judd (AFL)
Judd was a dual Brownlow Medalist who captained both West Coast and Carlton. He won the Norm Smith medal in the Eagles’ losing 2005 grand final and became a premiership captain a year later in 2006. His decorated resume also includes six All Australian nods, five club best and fairests, and two Leigh Matthews Trophies as the AFLPA’s best player.
Shona Morgan (Gymnast)
Morgan represented Australia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Her best results were 14th on the beam and sixth in the team event.
Jenna O’Hea (Basketball)
O’Hea was an esteemed basketball player who captained the Opals on the international stage and played an abundance of basketball in the WNBL and overseas. She spent four seasons in the WNBA between 2011 and 2014, and is a three-time WNBL champion and featured six times on All-WNBL Team. She also won the French League in 2016. Internationally, O’Hea won gold with the Opals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, silver at the 2018 FIBA World Cup and bronze at the 2012 Olympics and 2019 Asia Cup.
William Petric (Swimming)
After graduating in 2022, Petric made his Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Games as a 19-year-old and competed in the 200m and 400m individual medley.
Tom Phillips (AFL)
Phillips played 115 AFL games across his career with Collingwood and Hawthorn after he was taken with pick 58 in the 2015 national draft.
Josh Rachele (AFL)
Rachele is an emerging AFL talent who has played 67 games to date with Adelaide after he was taken with pick 6 in the 2021 national draft. The lively forward has kicked 93 goals so far.
Paul Seedsman (AFL)
Seedsman played 132 AFL games for Collingwood and Adelaide across his career. Notably, he won the Anzac Medal as the best afield in the Magpies’ 2015 Anzac Day clash with Essendon.
Dylan Shiel (AFL)
Shiel has played 228 games across his AFL career with GWS and Essendon after he was picked up by the Giants as an underage selection. Shiel was an All Australian in 2017.
Callum Sinclair (AFL)
Sinclair played 118 games across his AFL career with West Coast and Sydney. He was picked up by the Eagles with pick 12 in the 2013 rookie draft and spent three seasons at the club, before moving to Sydney where he spent the majority of his career.
Andrew Walker (AFL)
Walker played 202 games for Carlton across his career and took a famous hanger in 2011 that is widely considered the best mark not to win mark of the year. Walker led Carlton’s goal kicking in 2011.
Nick Watson (AFL)
Watson is still in the infancy of his AFL career but appears to have an abundance of potential after he was selected with pick 5 in the 2023 national draft. A polarising figure, he’s kicked 49 goals to date for Hawthorn from 34 games.
Marena Whittle (Opals)
After playing college basketball in the USA and WNBL, Whittle has gone to represent Australia in 3x3 basketball. She won bronze with Australia in 3x3 at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and 2023 World Cup, as well as the 2024 and 2025 Asia Cup. She also featured at the 2024 Olympics.
Jack Ziebell (AFL)
Ziebell was taken with pick 9 in the 2008 national draft and went on to forge a 28-game AFL career with North Melbourne. He captained the club from 2017 to 2022.
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