Callum Urch (born 21 July 1984) is an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played for the
Kangaroos in the
Australian Football League
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.
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After attending Caroline Chisholm Catholic College in Braybrook, Urch made his debut against the Sydney Swans
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in Round 19 at the Sydney Cricket Ground
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in 2004. He was part of the 40 point 3-quarter time deficit revival that saw the Kangaroos come back in Glenn Archer
Glenn Archer (born 24 March 1973) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played his entire career with the North Melbourne Football Club.
Archer had a reputation as one of the most courageous players ever to play the game. Th ...
'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. He was then recruited by Victorian Football League club Williamstown, before moving to Darley in the Ballarat Football League in 2009.
In April 2013 Urch was arrested and charged with cocaine trafficking charges after a police investigation into waterfront corruption.
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1984 births
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
North Melbourne Football Club players
Williamstown Football Club players
Western Jets players
Spotswood Football Club players
Living people
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