Alfred Edward WHELAN
Date of Birth: | 6th December 1929 |
Place of Birth: | Unknown |
Date of Death / Age: | 22nd June 2015 / 85 years |
Place of Death: | Unknown |
Height: | Unknown cm |
Playing Weight: | Unknown kg |
Junior & League Footy: | Unknown |
SANFL Career
Playing Career: | 1948 – 1961 |
Guernsey(s): | Unknown |
Position(s): | Midfielder (Ruck) / Defender |
Games: | 248 |
Goals: | 90 |
SANFL Awards & Honours
Club Records:
- Port Adelaide’s first 200 game player
Club Honours:
- Premiership Player (1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959)
- Best & Fairest:
- Medal (1956)
- Runner-Up (x2)
- Life Member (1957)
- Port Adelaide Hall of Fame:
- Inductee (1998)
- Teams Inductee (2018)
- Greatest Team 1870 – 2000: Right Back Pocket (2001)
Game Day Honours:
- Best On Ground (Grand Final, 1956 / Grand Final, 1957)
League Honours:
- Life Membership (1963)
- SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee (2002)
Representative Honours:
- South Australia – 20 games:
- Team (1954 – 1960)
- Australian National Football Carnival [Centenary Carnival] – Melbourne (1958)
- Captain – 1 game (1958)