Allan Greenshields

Allan Greenshields
Personal information
Full name Allan Greenshields
Date of birth (1926-01-22)22 January 1926
Date of death 28 June 2016(2016-06-28) (aged 90)
Original team(s) Pascoe Vale
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1947–49 Carlton 16 (2)
1949–54 St Kilda 58 (3)
Total 74 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Allan John Greenshields (22 January 1926 – 28 June 2016) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and St Kilda in the VFL.

Although recruited from Pascoe Vale, Greenshields had also played football in Coburg prior to arriving at Carlton. He came off the bench as a reserve in Carlton's 1947 premiership team and was a reserve in all but three games while with Carlton. Greenshields played more when he crossed to St Kilda, being used mainly as a half back flanker.

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