Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Friday, 11th December, 1942
- Current Age
- 83 years and 109 days
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- 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
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 1 | - | 7 | - | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | - | 1 | - | 7 | - | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 1 | - | 7 | - | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | - | 1 | - | 7 | - | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 1 | 126 | 18 | 428 | 3 | 915 | 69 | 51 | 6 | 54.76% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 5 | - | 13 | - | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | 1 | 24 | 1 | 43 | - | 89 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 37.50% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Endeavour Cup | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 152 | 19 | 478 | 3 | 1018 | 79 | 74 | 6 | 51.97% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1970 | 1 | - | 7 | - | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1970 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1965 | 4 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1967 | 16 | 1 | 42 | - | 87 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1968 | 21 | - | 71 | 1 | 144 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1969 | 10 | 2 | 35 | - | 76 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1970 | 19 | 7 | 78 | 1 | 179 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 63.16% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1971 | 20 | - | 65 | - | 130 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 35.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1972 | 23 | 7 | 99 | 1 | 220 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 73.91% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1973 | 11 | 1 | 32 | - | 67 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.36% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1975 | 2 | - | 4 | - | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St George | 1965, 1975 | 6 | - | 6 | - | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1967-73 | 120 | 18 | 422 | 3 | 903 | 67 | 48 | 5 | 55.83% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1965-1975 | 126 | 18 | 428 | 3 | 915 | 69 | 51 | 6 | 54.76% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Max Turner, Wests Archives, AJ Lucantonio, Tim Costello
Your Say
28 Jul 2011 5:58pm
he was my first hero in life met him and giot auto graph love to meet him again
19 Sep 2013 10:38pm
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.
10 Oct 2017 12:41pm
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
22 Jul 2018 9:34pm
I play golf with Alan on the Gold Coast surfers paradise golf club.
10 May 2019 9:14pm
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.
19 Jul 2019 5:17pm
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.
23 Mar 2020 10:56pm
Great goal kicker, we called him the pope.
8 May 2025 4:05pm
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.
23 Sep 2025 10:52pm
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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