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Key Facts

Full name
Alvan Whittle

Known as
Alvan Whittle

Born
20 September 1919

Died
28 September 2008 (aged 89)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 24y 306d
Last game: 24y 306d

Height and weight
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 85 kg

Senior clubs
East Perth; Hawthorn; West Perth

Jumper numbers
Hawthorn: 19

Alvan Whittle

ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
East PerthWANFL1940-19412090.45
HawthornV/AFL1944100.000%0
West PerthWANFL1946-19511081461.35
WANFL1940-1941, 1946-19511281551.21
V/AFL1944100.000%0
Total1940-1941, 1944, 1946-19511291551.20

AFL: 5,376th player to appear, 12,699th most games played, 11,535th most goals kickedHawthorn: 337th player to appear, 932nd most games played, 829th most goals kicked

Alvan Whittle was something of a rarity among footballers in that his league career took in successful spells at two of the Western Australian game's fiercest rivals, East Perth and West Perth. He began with the former club in 1940, and had played 20 senior games in two seasons when the WANFL senior competition was suspended owing to the war.

Other than playing a single match for Hawthorn in the VFL in 1944, Whittle did not resume his career until midway through the 1946 season, but when he did it was not with the Royals, but with their arch nemesis, for whom his six-season, 108-game stint included three Grand Final appearances. He enjoyed premiership success only once, however. Solid and capable as a follower, he really came into his own when used as a tall option on the forward lines.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.