Carlton
1957–1959
38Alan
#38180 cm73 kg1957 - 1959
Carlton
1957–1959
Wearing guernsey #38, Allan G White played 23 games for Carlton commencing in Season 1957. He kicked 23 goals for the Blues, averaging 1 per game. White later coached Imperials in the powerful Sunraysia League.
In 1957 he won the Carlton's Reserves Best First Year Player Award.
The Age April 11 1960 reported A. White had transferred to Mildura Imperials.
White was recruited from Avenel.
He was born Allan Graham White in Carlton in November 1933 and raised in nearby Fawkner, White ultimately relocated with his family to Avenel where he found work as a woodchopper. Chasing the leather for Avenel Swans on weekends, White first attracted the interest of a South Melbourne talent scout, but instead resolved to follow his football dream with the Blues whom he’d supported as a kid.
and after his days at Carlton returned to Avenel and died aged 84 in June 2018


Image from The Argus (via Trove) May 30 (p8) 1955 - Avenel played Yea.
Allan White played at full forward and kicked two goals in Avenel's 28 point loss.
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