14 Facts About Lance Whitnall

Lance Whitnall was born on 23 August 1979 and is a former Australian rules footballer, and a former captain of the Carlton Football Club.

Lance Whitnall became a vital part of Carlton's forward line, and in Round 17,1998 against the Western Bulldogs, the then-19-year-old Whitnall became one of the youngest players to kick 8 goals in a game.

Lance Whitnall finished with 46 goals for the 1998 season, followed by 55 goals in 1999.

In 2000 Lance Whitnall had his best ever season when he kicked 70 goals, including his career best 9.4 against Brisbane in Round 16, and was named in the All-Australian Team.

However, From there, the talented Lance Whitnall had suffered a number of setbacks in his career, with ongoing injury and weight problems.

In 2005, Lance Whitnall turned around his previous weight problems and came out looking as fit as he had ever been.

Lance Whitnall performed very well during 2005 and 2006, playing predominantly as the senior member of the Blues' young backline.

Lance Whitnall capped off a solid 2006 with victory in the Blues' best and fairest, and at the age of 27, Whitnall became the second youngest Carlton player to play 200 AFL games.

In 2010, Lance Whitnall shifted to the EDFL's Craigieburn Football Club where he served as playing assistant coach for two seasons; in 2011, Lance Whitnall was the EDFL's A-Grade leading goalkicker, after kicking fourteen goals in the final round to secure the title.

Lance Whitnall finished his playing career at Glenroy, in the EDFL, and coached there from 2012 until 2015.

Lance Whitnall has been in an assistant coaching role at the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup since 2016.

Lance Whitnall played cricket at a suburban level for the Lalor Warriors Cricket Club in the North Metro Cricket Association, where he was an opening or top order batsman, and was on the club's committee until 2016.

In 2017, Lance Whitnall returned to play football for the Division 3 NFL side, Laurimar Power Football Club, where he was their leading goal kicker, kicking 29 goals for the season.

In 2021, Lance Whitnall became Division 6 champion playing lawn bowls for Brunswick Bowls Club.