Carlton wanted his pace around the packs and put Calwell in the first ruck, a decision which helped them to claim the premiership.
[2] A foot injury caused Calwell to miss playing in Carlton's premiership team the following season.
Just weeks after the Grand Final, Calwell was told by army doctors that he was suffering from a degenerative condition in the joints of the toes.
[3] Off-field, Calwell initially worked as a policeman before being dismissed after firing a pistol and endangering colleagues during a struggle with fellow officers at the Russell-street police station in 1913;[4] he faced trial but was found not guilty.
[5] In 1923, Calwell was convicted of assault with intent to commit an offence against a 21-year-old woman who was boarding at his and his wife's Hawksburn home,[5] and was sentenced to nine months imprisonment.