Alf Callick (footballer, born 1925) explained

Alf Callick
Fullname:Alfred Joseph Callick[1]
Birth Date:14 August 1925
Birth Place:South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Originalteam:South Melbourne Colts
Height:180 cm
Weight:76 kg
Statsend:1950
Years1:1943–1950
Club1:South Melbourne
Games Goals1:57 (9)

Alfred Joseph Callick (14 August 1925 – 3 January 2021) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Callick, a South Melbourne Colts player, was used by South Melbourne as a ruckman and defender.[2] He made his debut in South Melbourne's win over Footscray at Princes Park in the 1943 VFL season, then didn't reappear until 1946, due to war service.[3] [4]

After leaving South Melbourne, Callick played for Traralgon and was club coach for the 1954 Latrobe Valley Football League season.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WW2 Nominal Roll - Callick, Alfred Joseph. Government of Australia.
  2. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  3. Web site: Alf Callick. AFL Tables.
  4. Web site: WW2 Nominal Roll - Callick, Alfred Joseph. Government of Australia.
  5. News: Traralgon Appoints Coach. . . Morwell, Vic. . 12 November 1953 . 5 April 2014 . 20.
  6. Book: Bulletin, Volume 40, No. 2. Traralgon & District Historical Society. June 2009.