Marcus Whelan

Marcus Whelan

Personal information
Full name	Marcus Joseph Whelan
Date of birth	(1914-06-27)27 June 1914
Place of birth	Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
Date of death	31 August 1973(1973-08-31) (aged 59)
Original team(s)	Noorat
Height / weight	175 cm / 67 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1933–42; 1946–47	Collingwood	173 (31)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Career highlights
Collingwood premiership side, 1935–36 Brownlow Medal, 1939 Copeland Trophy, 1939 Victorian representative 3 times

Marcus Joseph Whelan (27 June 1914 – 31 August 1973)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Whelan played in the midfield as a centreman and on occasions would be seen in defence. Whelan won the Brownlow Medal in 1939 and was also awarded Collingwood's best and fairest award, the Copeland Trophy. After fighting in World War II he returned to the Victorian Football League in 1946 and retired at the end of the 1947 season.

Whelan worked at Carlton United Brewery in Melbourne, alongside his coach Jock McHale.^[2]

Family

Whelan's son Shane played for Collingwood between 1967 and 1969. Marcus Whelan is the grandfather of actress/television presenter Nicky Whelan.

Marcus Whelan's statistics from AFL Tables
Marcus Whelan's profile from AustralianFootball.com
Marcus Whelan profile, Australian Football League website; accessed 12 June 2014.

Collingwood Football Club 1935/36 VFL premiers

1935: Collingwood 11.12 (78) defeated South Melbourne 7.16 (58), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1936: Collingwood 11.23 (89) defeated South Melbourne 10.18 (78), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

1. H. Collier (c) 4/3. Bowyer 5/4. Carmody 7/2. A. Collier 11/7. Doherty 13/8. Froude 14/9. Fraser 15/21. Pannam 17/12. Kyne 18/13. Morgan 23/17. Riley 24/18. Ross 25/16. Regan 27/19. Stackpole 28/21. Whelan 29/22. Woods

Coach: McHale

Collingwood Football Club · Team of the Century 1896–1997

Full-back	Harold Rumney Jack Regan Syd Coventry (c)

Half-back	Billy Picken Albert Collier Nathan Buckley

Centre	Thorold Merrett Bob Rose Darren Millane

Half-forward	Des Fothergill Murray Weideman Dick Lee

Full-forward	Phonse Kyne Gordon Coventry Peter Daicos

Ruck	Len Thompson Des Tuddenham Harry Collier

Interchange	Tony Shaw Wayne Richardson Marcus Whelan Gavin Brown

Coach	Jock McHale

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