Matthew Callinan
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| Full name | Matthew Callinan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1964 Wingham, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 14 February 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Matthew Callinan is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. He played for Canterbury-Bankstown in the NSWRL competition.
Playing career
Callinan was originally from the town of
Despite only playing three first grade games, Callinan was selected for Canterbury in their major semi-final against St. George which Canterbury would lose 17–6 with Callinan scoring a try. The following week, Callinan starred in Canterbury's 26–0 victory over arch-rivals Parramatta scoring two tries. Callinan would be retained on the wing for the 1985 NSWRL grand final against St. George which Canterbury would win 7-6 claiming their 5th premiership. The following season, Callinan only played six matches for Canterbury and was released at the end of the season.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ "Matthew Callinan - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "The curse of the 'second year syndrome'". www.nrl.com.
- ^ "When the motivation is lost it's time to pull up stumps". www.smh.com.au.
- ISBN 1875169571