He may be flying as Fremantle’s ‘rising star’ but in the height stakes, Caleb Serong feels life isn’t easy being closer to the ground in the AFL.

At 178cm, Serong is the fifth shortest on Fremantle’s list and says it’s even tougher being the shortest of his three brothers, despite being the eldest in the family.

Following the game against Essendon in round 10, Serong was posing for a family photo with brothers Jai and Liam when the Fremantle media team captured him standing on tip-toes.

It lead to Serong being grilled by Old Bull, Young Buck hosts David Mundy and Griffin Logue.

“My brothers were in the rooms and they’re both pretty tall, rolling at around 193, 194cm,” Serong said.

“The old man is taking a photo and I didn’t realise the Freo media team were taking a photo too.

“Dad’s gone waist up, because he looks after me. The Freo media team have gone feet all the way and it shows me on my tippy toes. It’s a bit of a stitch up.

“Every time I go back home they’re a bit taller. I was in boarding school and I got back after a month or so and they’d be even taller.”

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With brother Jai impressing in his draft year, there could be another Serong running around the AFL as soon as next year.

"Jai is in his top age year in his draft year and he’s been going alright and playing school footy at the moment at Geelong Grammar," Serong said.

Serong also spoke about his draft year when he played for Vic Country in the AFL U18 National Championships.

As co-captain of Vic Country, he said he was heartbroken to fall victim to WA in the deciding game.

“We had a pretty good side. Unfortunately, WA rolled us in the granny with essentially a kick after the siren,” Serong said.

“It hurts. It was funny, but not for us, because in the under 16s the exact same thing happened. They (WA) kicked a goal after the siren to beat us and then under 18s, they kicked a goal after the siren to beat us.

“I played in both, and as Blake Acres would say, that’s a bad beat.”

Serong said Fremantle teammate Liam Henry was impressive in the U18 decider. The pair were drafted back-to-back in the 2019 NAB National Draft, with Serong at no.8 and Henry at no.9.

“Liam was best on that day, he dominated,” Serong said.

“When we picked him up I was worried what he would be like after he stitched us up in the 18s but he’s a really good fella.”

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