| Oscar Allen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Allen playing for West Coast in July 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Oscar Allen | ||
| Born | (1999-03-19)19 March 1999 (age 26) Perth,Western Australia | ||
| Original teams | Whitford JFC West Perth | ||
| Draft | No. 21,2017 national draft | ||
| Debut | 8 July 2018, West Coast Eagles vs. GWS Giants, atPerth Stadium | ||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||
| Position | Key Forward/Utility | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Brisbane Lions | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018–2025 | West Coast | 105 (151) | |
| 2026– | Brisbane Lions | 0 (0) | |
| Total | 105 (151) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2025. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Oscar Allen (born 19 March 1999) is a professionalAustralian rules footballer who plays for theBrisbane Lions in theAustralian Football League (AFL).
Allen is fromPerth,Western Australia.[1] He played junior football at Whitford Junior Football Club, and also playedbasketball. As a junior, he played as a smalldefender, before a 10 cm (3.9 in) growth spurt at 16[2] meant he started to play key-position roles.[3] Allen joinedWest Australian Football League clubWest Perth in 2016. He initially played at colts level.[4] At West Perth, Allen played as an insidemidfielder, acentre-half forward, acentre half-back and aruckman.[3]
He played for his state as co-captain[5] in the 2017AFL Under 18 Championships and won the Larke Medal as the best player in the first division after kicking 11 goals over four games. Allen said he was "really excited" about the award, but it "wasn't something that went to [his] head".[3] He played as a centre half-forward, but was named in the Under 18 All-Australian side as afull-forward, confusing WA coachPeter Sumich.[2] Allen was lauded as a possible early pick in the2017 national draft after his performance.[1] He was compared to formerSt Kilda captainNick Riewoldt by his West Perth coachBill Monaghan,[6] and toEssendon forwardJake Stringer.[2][5] Allen played two reserves matches with West Perth, where he played with his older brother Angus. He also played two senior matches to give him experience at a higher level.[3]
After speculation that West Coast would take Allen with their first selection (pick 13) in the 2017 draft,[3] he was eventually selected by the club with pick 21.[7] He arrived at the Eagles with atibia stress fracture, which Allen believed was character building. Forwards coachJaymie Graham said that senior players were impressed with his work ethic.[8] He made his debut in round 16 of the2018 season against theGreater Western Sydney Giants atPerth Stadium.[9] He accumulated seven disposals at 100% efficiency, two marks and three tackles. Allen singled out his smother on GiantMatt de Boer and watchingNic Naitanui take a flying mark as highlights.[10] Allen played a defensive role in his AFL debut with West Coast, but said that he was happy wherever coachAdam Simpson played him and that he was sure he would play as a forward at some point.[11]
Allen received aRising Star nomination in round 21 of the2019 AFL season for his three goal effort againstAdelaide at Perth Stadium.[12]
In the2023 AFL season, Allen kicked 53 goals and finished runner-up toTim Kelly in the Club Champion Award.[13]
In November 2023, Allen was named co-captain of the Eagles.[13]
On 19 June 2025, Allen was ruled out for the rest of the 2025 season after opting to undergo knee surgery while recovering from his calf and Achilles tendon injury. He damaged his calf and Achilles four days earlier against Carlton and subsequently decided to undergo patella tendon surgery to fix an ongoing issue with his left knee.[14]
On August 24, 2025, just one day after their season came to end, the West Coast Eagles confirmed that Allen had advised the Club of his intention to explore his options as a restricted free agent.[15] Speculation on where Allen would be playing in 2026 had occurred for some time, after news broke he had met with Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell in early May, before taking time away from the club.[16]Following the end of the Eagles' season, Allen informed the club's hierarchy of his plans to join Brisbane.
Allen joinedBrisbane as a free agent for the2026 season onwards.[17]
Updated to the end of 2024.[18]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2018 | West Coast | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2019 | West Coast | 12 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 134 | 79 | 213 | 75 | 58 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 10.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | West Coast | 12 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 86 | 46 | 132 | 44 | 41 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 5 |
| 2021 | West Coast | 12 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 154 | 58 | 212 | 99 | 39 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 10.1 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 6 |
| 2022 | West Coast | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023 | West Coast | 12 | 23 | 53 | 23 | 170 | 68 | 238 | 113 | 37 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 10.3 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2024 | West Coast | 12 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 78 | 27 | 105 | 52 | 13 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 2025 | West Coast | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 81 | 25 | 106 | 40 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 2.4 | |
| Career | 105 | 151 | 80 | 716 | 311 | 1027 | 431 | 222 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 9.8 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 12 | ||
Notes
Allen has two brothers: Gareth, alacrosse player who won a bronze medal for Australia at the2010 World Lacrosse Championship in Manchester;[3] and Angus, who has played forWest Perth Football Club's reserves.[3][19] He was educated atSt Mark's Anglican Community School.[citation needed]
