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)
Marcus Clark FC RU (1903-04) (Wednesday RU Comp)
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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