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Allan McKean

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Friday, 11th December, 1942
Current Age
83 years and 180 days
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1965
Preseason Cup
1974

Biography

St George junior spent the 1966 season playing with Wollongong Norths before joining Easts. In 1970 an injury-ridden Australian side turned to the reliable goal-kicker to fill the vacant fullback position for the deciding Third Test against Great Britain. McKean responded with seven magnificent goals but the match, and the Ashes, was ultimately lost, 21-17. In 1972 he was the season's leading point-scorer with 194pts (7t, 86g, 1fg) and was a member of Easts' grand final team that lost to Manly that year after kicking the Roosters into the grand final in the tryless final win against St George. McKean returned to St George to see out the final years of his career.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 1 - 1 --- 7 / 9 77.78% - - - 14 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
The Ashes - 1 - 1 --- 7 / 9 77.78% - - - 14 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City vs Country - 1 - 1 --- 3 / 8 37.50% - - - 6 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 1 122 4 126 18-18 428     1 2 3 915 - - 1 69 51 6 54.76% List
NRL Finals - 5 - 5 --- 13     - - - 26 - - - 1 4 - 20.00% List
Preseason Cup 1 23 1 24 1-1 43     - - - 89 - - - 9 15 - 37.50% List
Midweek Cup - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Endeavour Cup - 1 - 1 --- 3     - - - 6 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  148 5 153 19-19 481     1 2 3 1,024 - - 1 79 68 6 51.63% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1970   1 - 1 --- 7 / 9 77.78% - - - 14 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City Seconds 1970   1 - 1 --- 3 / 8 37.50% - - - 6 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St GeorgeSt George 19651965 NSWRFL   4 - 4--- 2     - - - 4 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19671967 NSWRFL   16 - 161-1 42     - - - 87 - - - 10 4 2 62.50% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19681968 NSWRFL   21 - 21--- 71     - 1 1 144 - - - 12 8 1 57.14% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19691969 NSWRFL   10 - 102-2 35     - - - 76 - - 1 5 5 - 50.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19701970 NSWRFL   19 - 197-7 78     - 1 1 179 - - - 12 7 - 63.16% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19711971 NSWRFL   19 1 20--- 65     - - - 130 - - - 7 12 1 35.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19721972 NSWRFL   23 - 237-7 99     1 - 1 220 - - - 17 5 1 73.91% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19731973 NSWRFL   9 2 111-1 32     - - - 67 - - - 4 7 - 36.36% List
St GeorgeSt George 19751975 NSWRFL   1 1 2--- 4     - - - 8 - - - - 1 1 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St George 1965, 1975   5 1 6 --- 6     - - - 12 - - - 2 3 1 33.33% List
Eastern Suburbs 1967-73   117 3 120 18-18 422     1 2 3 903 - - 1 67 48 5 55.83% List

Your Say

  • michael soan
    28 Jul 2011 6:58pm

    he was my first hero in life met him and giot auto graph love to meet him again

  • Gene
    19 Sep 2013 11:38pm

    Saw him score and unbelievable try at the old Sports Ground against Wests - started his run after receiving the ball deep in his own half and then side-stepped the entire West side to score. Played for Australia against the poms when and old man Dennis Hartley terrorised our pack - just missed out on kicking Australia to victory - a very reliable goal kicker, fullback and exciting side-stepping runner of the ball.

  • Mark Bennett
    10 Oct 2017 1:41pm

    He was my first football hero.
    No 1 was my first Roosters Jumper .
    Pigeon towed he always beat the first man in defence.
    Great goal kicker

  • Geoff Oke
    22 Jul 2018 10:34pm

    I play golf with Alan on the Gold Coast surfers paradise golf club.

  • Marty Pall
    10 May 2019 10:14pm

    He was my first champion Easts player. I cant be sure but if he worked at Mick Simmons sports store in Bondi Junction then I met him there.

  • Geoff
    19 Jul 2019 6:17pm

    I was at Kogarah intermediate high school when Alan was there. He had a fabulous side step and a great goalkicker. John Tapp, the legendary race caller was also there at that time.

  • PJ
    23 Mar 2020 10:56pm

    Great goal kicker, we called him the pope.

  • David Hourn
    8 May 2025 5:05pm

    To this day 55 years ago his try against Wests that Sunday is still the best individual try I’ve seen in Rugby League. I still speak about it to this day and about how lucky I was to be there.

  • David Hourn
    23 Sep 2025 11:52pm

    Still the scorer of probably the best individual try in Ist Grade history.. I was on halfway in the stand on Moore Park Rd side and could not believe how many players he sidestepped, basically the whole Wests team.

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