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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
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
East Perth | WANFL | 1940-1941 | 20 | 9 | 0.45 | — | — | — | — | — |
Hawthorn | V/AFL | 1944 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0% | — | — | — | 0 |
West Perth | WANFL | 1946-1951 | 108 | 146 | 1.35 | — | — | — | — | — |
WANFL | 1940-1941, 1946-1951 | 128 | 155 | 1.21 | — | — | — | — | — | |
V/AFL | 1944 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0% | — | — | — | 0 | |
Total | 1940-1941, 1944, 1946-1951 | 129 | 155 | 1.20 | — | — | — | — | — |
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