Callum Sinclair

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Callum Sinclair
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Sinclair playing for Sydney in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Callum Sinclair
Date of birth (1989-09-23) 23 September 1989 (age 34)
Original team(s) Subiaco (WAFL)
Draft No. 12, 2013 Rookie Draft, West Coast
Height 200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 99 kg (218 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman
Club information
Current club Sydney
Number 18
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2013–2015 West Coast 29 (18)
2016–2022 Sydney 89 (45)
Total118 (63)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 23, 2022.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Callum Sinclair (born 23 September 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans and West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the West Coast Eagles with the 12th pick in the 2013 rookie draft. He made his debut in round 2, 2013, against Hawthorn at Patersons Stadium. [1]

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Early life

Originally from Melbourne, Sinclair participated in the Auskick program at Elsternwick, Victoria [2] and played for Port Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) [3] before moving to Western Australia to play for Subiaco in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). [4] His father Allan played for Fitzroy and St Kilda in the 1970s. [3] Callum went to school at Caulfield Grammar School and played in their 2007 APS Premiership team as a Full Forward. He played most junior football with Beaumaris Football Club. He also played for Old Caulfield Grammarians in VAFA and got selected for State Under 19 Football in 2008.

In 2010 his first season at Port Melbourne he was selected in the VFL team of the year Centre Half Forward. He missed selection in two AFL Drafts and left for WA in 2012 to play with Subiaco in the WAFL and made selection as Centre Half Forward for the WA State team. Injury interrupted his season however he played enough to get selected in the 2013 AFL draft.

AFL Career

Sinclair was drafted by the West Coast Eagles and made his AFL debut in round 2, 2013 against eventual premiers, Hawthorn Football Club. He played 5 consecutive games before his season was interrupted by injury. He returned to senior football in 2014, playing the first 3 rounds as relief ruck, before being dropped to the WAFL. He returned to the side, playing one more senior game for the season in round 17 against the Brisbane Lions.

In 2015, he missed the first 4 games of the season due to a fractured thumb, [5] before returning to the side after 2 WAFL games. He missed just 2 more games for the rest of the season, playing 17 home and away games and 3 finals as relief ruck for Nic Naitanui. He was selected ahead of Scott Lycett in the 2015 AFL Grand Final against Hawthorn, amassing 10 hit outs and 4 handballs, in a losing team going down by 46 points. [6] Following the grand final, he was traded to the Sydney Swans in a straight swap deal for the out-of-contract premiership player, Lewis Jetta. [7]

Sinclair announced his retirement in August 2022.

Sinclair played 89 senior matches for the Sydney Swans and though he did not add to that tally in 2022, the ruckman played a vital role with the Swans VFL side.

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 23, 2022. [8]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
H/O
 Hit-outs
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTH/OGBKHDMTH/O
2013 West Coast 22535301949216470.6163.89.84.21.29.40
2014 West Coast 2242324164086350.50.8641021.58.80
2015 West Coast 2220131013411124583323690.70.56.55.612.34.21.618.50
2016 Sydney 1816106877015745492210.60.45.44.49.82.83.113.80
2017 Sydney 18191491369222861533370.70.57.24.812.03.22.817.73
2018 Sydney 182312821612033686706670.50.39.45.214.63.73.029.06
2019 Sydney 1814521066216838443500.40.17.64.412.02.73.125.00
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Sydney 181333645511932332930.20.24.94.29.22.52.522.50
2021 Sydney 184101921401011990.30.04.85.310.02.52.824.80
2022 Sydney 180–––––––––––––––––
Career1186346816566138238430424180.50.46.94.811.73.32.620.59
  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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References

  1. ↑ Chadwick, Justin (7 April 2013). "Hawks defy heat, short break for crucial win". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  2. ↑ AFL Record. Round 9, 2022. pg 66
  3. 1 2 "VFL Record RD 13 - Callum Sinclair".
  4. ↑ Quartermaine, Braden (31 March 2013). "Sinclair declares he's ready to debut for West Coast". The Sunday Times.
  5. ↑ Stocks, Gary (2 March 2015). "Sinclair Blow". westcoasteagles.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  6. ↑ afl.com.au
  7. ↑ Ryan, Peter; Malcolm, Alex (14 October 2015). "Eagles, Swans agree to straight Sinclair-Jetta swap". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Callum Sinclair's player profile at AFL Tables
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