- Craig Callaghan
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Craig Callaghan Personal information Birth 9 March 1976 , Perth, Western Australia Recruited from Swan Districts Playing career¹ Debut Round 8, 20 May 1995, Fremantle. v.
Collingwood., at Victoria ParkTeam(s) Fremantle (1995–2000)
95 games, 69 goals
St Kilda (2000–2004)
29 games, 25 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season Career highlights - 3rd Fremantle best and fairest 1997, 1998
- AFL Rising Star nominee 1995, 1996.
- Swan Districts Best & Fairest award 1994
Craig William Callaghan (born 9 March 1976) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle and St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played as a midfielder and forward pocket and began his football career at Swan Districts.
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Fremantle Dockers
After winning the 1994 Swan Districts Best & Fairest award, Gerard Neesham saw him as a natural selection for Fremantle's inaugural squad for the 1995 AFL season. Neesham was right as Callaghan became a star in his 5 years at the club, being nominated for the AFL Rising Star award in both 1995 and 1996 and finishing in the top 5 players of Fremantle's best and fairest award three years in a row between 1996 and 1998.[1]
St Kilda
In 2000 the Dockers traded Callaghan to St Kilda in exchange for Matthew Carr. Callaghan's time at the Saints was marred by injury, spending two of his four years sidelined by knee injuries.[2] So in 2004 after only 29 games for St Kilda he decided to retire from AFL football.[3]
Swan Districts
Callaghan returned to Western Australia to again play in the WAFL for the Swan Districts. He announced his retirement on the 22nd July 2006, due to another knee injury.[4]
References
- ^ Year By Year Honour List
- ^ Ryan, Melissa & Johnson, Len (24 February 2004) Knee injury threatens Saint's career
- ^ Cats delist Spriggs and Foster (18 Oct 2004)
- ^ Harrison, Paul (27 July 2006) Swan Districts lose Callaghan to retirement
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2003 AFL Draft First round Adam Cooney (PP) • Andrew Walker (PP) • Colin Sylvia (PP) • Farren Ray • Brock McLean • Kepler Bradley • Kane Tenace • Raphael Clarke • David Trotter • Ryley Dunn • Beau Waters • Ryan Murphy • Brent Stanton • Fergus Watts • Troy Chaplin • Josh Willoughby • Billy Morrison • Llane SpaandermanSecond round David Mundy • Sam Butler • Alex Gilmour • Cameron Thurley • Matthew Moody • Chad Jones • Harry Miller • Daniel McConnell • Adam Campbell • Jay Nash • Tim Schmidt • Brad Symes • Joshua Krueger • Brayden Shaw (F/S) • Jed AdcockThird round Luke Peel • Brent Hall • Chris Johnson (F/S) • Tom Roach (F/S) • Mark Blake (F/S) • Robert Forster-Knight • Eddie Sansbury • Zac Dawson • Matthew Spencer • Brett Peake (F/S) • Ricky Dyson • Amon Buchanan • Michael Pettigrew • Andrew Erikson • Heath Shaw (F/S) • Tom LoganFourth round Izaac Tomson • Matthew Ball • Daniel Jackson • Sam Fisher • Brent LeCras • Ricky Mott • Ben Hudson • Matthew Davis • Julian Rowe • Michael RischitelliFifth round Glenn Bowyer • Shane Morrison • Craig CallaghanSixth round Seventh round Eighth round Stephen Kenna • Andrew RainesNinth round Simon FletcherTenth round Kyle ArchibaldCategories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
- Fremantle Football Club players
- St Kilda Football Club players
- Swan Districts Football Club players
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