Alan Stoneham played two Hundred AFL -VFL Games with Footscray and Essendon. He made his debut with the Bulldogs as a 16 year old and played 128 games and was gifted the number 3 jumper worn by Footscray legend Ted Whitten. He was a fine centreman before being traded to Essendon where he played another 72 games. He played with some super stars at both clubs and talked about the best players he played with at both clubs.