Allan Skehan
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
Career: 1927 - 1929
Debut: Round 18, 1927 vs St Kilda, aged 21 years, 252 days
Carlton Player No. 446
Games: 13
Goals: 6
Guernsey No. 12
Last Game: Round 12, 1929 vs Essendon, aged 23 years, 200 days
Height: 187cm (6ft. 1.5ins.)
Weight: 79kg (12st. 4lbs.)
DOB: 1 January, 1906
Wearing guernsey #12, Skehan played 13 games for Carlton commencing in 1927, kicking six goals.
Skehan was born in Moyhu, and recruited from Wangaratta.
Skehan passed away suddenly at home on April 20, 2004 aged 98 years
Links
Blueseum: Summary of playing statistics for Allan Skehan
Gallery
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Allan Skehan Taken from 1928 semi final team photo https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/141354469 Identified and matched from photo earlier in 1928 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3937335 One of tallest players, face matches and bouffant hairstyle the same.
