Callum Urch

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Callum Urch
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-07-21) 21 July 1984 (age 39)
Original team(s) Spotswood/Western U18s
Debut Round 19, 7 August 2004, Kangaroos  vs. Sydney, at S.C.G.
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2004–2006 Kangaroos 8 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2006.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Callum Urch (born 21 July 1984) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Kangaroos in the Australian Football League. [1]

After attending Caroline Chisholm Catholic College in Braybrook, Urch made his debut against the Sydney Swans in Round 19 at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2004. [2] He was part of the 40 point 3-quarter time deficit revival that saw the Kangaroos come back in Glenn Archer's 250th game to win against the odds.

After playing just the 8 games over three years, and no games in 2007, he was delisted from the Kangaroos list at the end of the 2007 AFL season. [3] He was then recruited by Victorian Football League club Williamstown, before moving to Darley in the Ballarat Football League in 2009. [1]

In April 2013 Urch was arrested and charged with cocaine trafficking charges after a police investigation into waterfront corruption. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Polkinghorne, David (9 January 2009). "Urch heads to Darley Devils". The Courier. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. "Tarrant back for Magpies". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Archived from the original on 18 August 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  3. Green retires, five delisted at Roos [ dead link ]
  4. Buttler, Mark (17 April 2013). "Drugs, cash and a luxury car have been seized in a police investigation that saw six arrested". Herald Sun.