Finn Callaghan (born 26 April 2003) is a professional
Australian rules footballer playing for the
Greater Western Sydney Giants
The Greater Western Sydney Giants (officially the Greater Western Sydney Football Club and colloquially known as the GWS Giants or simply GWS) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Sydney Olympic Park, which represents th ...
in the
Australian Football League (AFL).
Early career
Callaghan spent his high school years at
St Bedes College. He played junior football fo
Mordialloc-Braeside Junior Football Club After missing selection in the under-16 Vic Metro side, he had a major growth spurt and added 20 centimetres to his frame. The extra confidence stemming from his height combined with the already developing deadly ball usage created dominant performances early with the Sandringham Dragons, garnering his selection in the Australian Under-18s team.
AFL career
Finn Callaghan was selected by the with pick three in the
2021 AFL draft. The ''Giants'' were impressed with his penetrating kicking and aerial ability.
He had a slow start to his career, settling in Sydney in December and dealing with a niggling foot injury in 2021, he spent the pre-season doing rehab. Finally fit, he made his debut against in round 5 at the MCG. His foot troubles persisted and required an unusual solution, including having part of a bone removed from his foot
He signed a two-year contract extension in February 2023.
In 2023 after finding himself playing on the wing, a series of good performances earned Callaghan the round 7
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nomination. He had 26 disposals and 10 marks in his teams’ one-point victory over cross-town rivals . Callaghan then played his first finals series with GWS in 2023 and had an 18 disposal performance against
St. Kilda in the 101-77 elimination final win.
Statistics
''Updated to the end of the 2023 season.''
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Notes
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List of AFL debuts in 2022
This is a list of players in the Australian Football League (AFL) who have either made their AFL debut or played for a new club during the 2022 AFL season.
Summary
AFL debuts
Change of AFL club
See also
* List of AFL Women's debu ...
References
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Living people
2003 births
Greater Western Sydney Giants players
Sandringham Dragons players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
People educated at St Bede's College (Mentone)