Alexander Henry McCallum - South Sydney Player Report

Forward

FG Player - 22

One time South Sydney premiership winner in 1908.

Born in New Zealand, McCallum served as a Trooper in the Australian Price of Wales Light Horse in 1900-01 Boer War conflict in South Africa. McCallum was another rugby union convert, who played lower grades for South Sydney. He was called into first grade, when a number of forwards departed on the 1908-09 Kangaroo tour, making his first grade premiership debut in the 1908 Semi-Final against Glebe at Wentworth Park.

In 1909 McCallum was loaned to Wests to not delay their clash with Norths any longer after it had been delayed for 20 minutes.

McCallum played 3 seasons for South Sydney between 1908 and 1910. He played 2 first grade games for South Sydney.

McCallum's final first grade game was in the 1908 Premiership Final against Eastern Suburbs at the RAS Showground. He would turn out for South Sydney second grade and Third Grade affiliate club South Sydney Federals.

Player Relatives
Brother     - McCallum, Donald (Easts RU)

Playing - Height / Weight
        5ft 11in / 12st 4lb

Representative Qualification
New Zealand

Date of Birth
Port Chalmers, NZ - 29th August 1879 (Died - 1972) 

Previous Clubs                             First Grade
                                       M  T  G  FG  Pt
Military Service         (1900-01)                      Trooper (Boer War) Prince of Wales Light Horse 
North Sydney RU          (1903)
Eastern Suburbs RU       (1905-07) 
Western Suburbs          (1909)        1  -  -   -   - (Loan)

Playing Career at South Sydney (1908-10)

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1908 Aug 15 MSF  Went v Glebe (28y 352d)

First Grade
                           Premiership
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1908     2   2   -   -   -      -    -
1909     -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1910     -   -   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL    2   2   -   -   -      -    -

SS FG    2   2   -   -   -      -    -

Lower Grades
                         Second  Grade :                     Third Grade : 
Year     M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts : 
1908     7   7   -   2   -      -    6 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1909     8   8   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1910     1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL   16  16   -   2   -      -    6 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - 

South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
                           Premiership :                     All Matches
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
CAREER  18  18   -   2   -      -    6 :  18  18   -   2   -      -    6

Captaincy Record at South Sydney

never

Suspension Record at South Sydney

Year       Grade v        Wk CHARGE
never

Representative Honours at South Sydney


Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match      T  G/A  FG
none

After Leaving South Sydney


Subsequent Clubs                           First Grade
                                       M  T  G  FG  Pt
South Sydney Federals    (1910)
Miltary Service          (1917-18)                     Private   AIF No.2 Hospital Ship Kanawna

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