Doug Davies (Australian footballer)

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Doug Davies
Personal information
Full name Doug Davies
Date of birth 13 October 1930
Date of death 24 March 1991(1991-03-24) (aged 60)
Original team(s) Newtown-Chilwell[1]
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1948–1950 Geelong 12 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Doug Davies (13 October 1930 – 24 March 1991)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Davies was a reserve in Geelong's 1948 seconds premiership team and won a Gardiner Medal in 1950. His appearances in the seniors were limited, after playing eight games in his first season he added just four more over the next two years.[3] A rover, he won another Gardiner Medal in 1955, while captain-coach.[4] This gave him the distinction of being the first player to win the award twice. He then went on to play with Geelong West.

References[]

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. ^ "Doug Davies - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. ^ AFL Tables: Doug Davies
  4. ^ The Age, "Doug Davies Seconds' Best", 24 August 1955, p. 10
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