WHEN Bulldogs pup Callan Ward meets with his fellow students at Williamstown High School on Tuesday to discuss their long weekends, he'll certainly have an interesting tale to share.

Ward debuted with the Bulldogs on Sunday against the Saints, just under two months after his 18th birthday and just over six months after he became the youngest player to be drafted by the club in the 2007 intake. 

His day started at 6.30am, when, too excited to sleep, the young gun woke and realised he was set to make his AFL debut. Then, it ended with his mum shedding tears of pride in the rooms following his 12-possession, one-goal game.