Callum Sinclair (born 23 September 1989) is a former professional

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er who played for the

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and

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in the

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(AFL). He was recruited by the

with the 12th pick in the 2013 rookie draft. He made his debut in round 2,

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, against at

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Early life

Originally from

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, Sinclair participated in the

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program at

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and played for

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in the

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(VFL) before moving to Western Australia to play for Subiaco in the

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(WAFL). His father

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played for

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and St Kilda in the 1970s. Callum went to school at

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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,

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. 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

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. In 2015, he missed the first 4 games of the season due to a fractured thumb, 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

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. He was selected ahead of

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in the 2015 AFL Grand Final against Hawthorn, amassing 10 hit outs and 4 handballs, in a losing team going down by 46 points. Following the grand final, he was traded to the

in a straight swap deal for the out-of-contract premiership player,

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. Sinclair announced his retirement in August 2022. Sinclair played 89 senior matches for the

and though he did not add to that tally in 2022, the ruckman played a vital role with the Swans VFL side.

Statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sinclair, Callum 1989 births Living people West Coast Eagles players Port Melbourne Football Club players Subiaco Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Melbourne People educated at Caulfield Grammar School Sydney Swans players

Early life

AFL Career

Statistics

See also

References

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