Tom Calder
South Melbourne
AFL career
5 games0 goals
- Debut
- R14 1945 v RCH21 July 1945
- Most recent
- R18 1945 v FIT18 Aug 1945
Stats
Bio
Recruited from South Fremantle, Tom Calder was one of many interstate footballers who found their way onto VFL lists while stationed in Victoria during the Second World War. Serving with the RAAF, Calder made five appearances for South Melbourne during the tumultuous 1945 season, providing depth to a squad that would eventually contest the infamous "Bloodbath" Grand Final later that year. Although he did not feature in the club's finals campaign, his brief tenure at the Lake Oval remains a representative example of the fluid nature of team composition during the war years before he eventually returned to Western Australia.
Profile
- Born
- 17 Dec 1917
- Died
- 23 June 1997 (aged 79y 188d)
- Birthplace
- Carlton, VIC
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from South Fremantle, Tom Calder was one of many interstate footballers who found their way onto VFL lists while stationed in Victoria during the Second World War. Serving with the RAAF, Calder made five appearances for South Melbourne during the tumultuous 1945 season, providing depth to a squad that would eventually contest the infamous "Bloodbath" Grand Final later that year. Although he did not feature in the club's finals campaign, his brief tenure at the Lake Oval remains a representative example of the fluid nature of team composition during the war years before he eventually returned to Western Australia.