Hughie Callan was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played for Essendon

Essendon Football Club

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 and South Melbourne

Sydney Swans

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 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Callan acted as a follower during his career, which began at Essendon in 1903 after he was recruited from Brighton. He spent three seasons with Essendon and in 1906 didn't play VFL football as he was in New Zealand on business. Callan returned the following year and joined South Melbourne, playing as a forward pocket

Forward pocket

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 in their losing 1907 VFL Grand Final

1907 VFL Grand Final

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 team.

In New Zealand, Callan played for the Eden Football Club in the Australian Football League of Auckland

Auckland Australian Football League

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during the 1906 season. Also in that year, he represented Auckland in an interprovincial match against Waihi.

On 5 February 1917, Callan was killed in action while fighting in France during World War I.