Allen Geelan

Player #	442
Position	Lock, Second Row
Height	183cm
Weight	89kg
DOB	25th May 1959
Junior Club	Riverwood
Debut	1980: Round 7 vs Eastern Suburbs
Other Clubs	Roosters, Newtown, Western Suburbs
Rep

Allen Geelan joined Canterbury in 1978 as a five eighth.

The son of Col Geelan, Allen joined the team late in 1978 and became a regular member of the Under 23 team.

In 1979, Allen moved to lock and after spending most of the season in Under 23s, was promoted to reserve grade and played in the Grand Final against Parramatta.

In 1980, Allen was a regular member of the reserve grade team and received the opportunity in first grade against Easts (Roosters) in the second row. He played in the reserve grade Premiership winning team against Parramatta.

In 1981, Allen spent time in first grade when Garry Hughes was injured but returned to reserve grade and played in the Preliminary Semi-Final against St George.

Allen joined Easts (Roosters) in 1982 to play one first grade game before joining Newtown in 1983 to play 18 games including the last Newtown first grade team.

In 1984, Allen joined Western Suburbs to play 85 games from 1984 to 1989. He often played either centre or wing for Western Suburbs.

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