Scanlan was a defender and captained South Melbourne in 1928, 1930 and 1931. He represented Victoria 6 times in interstate football.
References
^Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 787. ISBN978-1-921496-32-5.