Marcus Whelan

Marcus Whelan played 173 senior VFL games for Collingwood between 1933 and 1947, lining up most often as a defender. On 23-0, Marcus Whelan's career spans 2 decades, from the 1930s to the 1940s of football.

Our era-fair model rates Marcus Whelan at a peak of 92 out of 100, reached in the 1930s. That figure measures Marcus Whelan only against the players of that same era — the teammates and opponents actually faced — using standardised output, honours and finals impact, so a 1930s defender can be compared fairly with players from any other decade of the game.

Honours on the record for Marcus Whelan include 2 premierships and 1 Brownlow Medal.

Season by season, the data credits Marcus Whelan with 31 career goals and a top Brownlow year of 9 votes in 1934. The full year-by-year breakdown is below.