DOB: 6 January 1925
Died: 10 September 2000
Debut: Round 16, 1943 against Collingwood at Punt Road
Last MFC Game: Round 15, 1948 against Richmond at MCG
From: Sandringham Centrals
Number: 18 1943, 38 1944, 19 1945-1948
Games: 51 (123 total)
Goals: 22 (56 total)
Career Statistics
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
| 25 | 0 | 26 | 49.01 |
A follower/centre half-back, who also played forward in some games, "Kanga" Scanlan crossed to Footscray, along with brother Frank at the start of 1949. He had also been pursued by Fitzroy earlier that year. He was a regular at Footscray until 1953, then played at Moorabbin in 1954.
He was known as a strong mark but as a poor kick. The Round 8, 1947 Football Record described him as "one of the worst kicks in the league".
| Year | Games | Goals | Brownlow |
| 1943 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1944 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| 1945 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 1946 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1947 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 1948 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
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Sporting Globe - 17/04/1946
Herald - 28/01/1949
Weekly Times - 02/02/1949
Sun - 11/02/1949
Herald - 23/02/1949
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