Aaron Douglas (rugby league) explained

Aaron Douglas
Club1:Gold Coast Chargers
Year1start:1998
Appearances1:5
Tries1:3
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:12
Source:RLP
Updated:19 December 2020

Aaron Douglas is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s.

He played as a er for the Gold Coast Chargers in 1998.

Playing career

In 1996, Douglas was a member of the Redcliffe Dolphins inaugural Queensland Cup squad. On 31 August 1996, he started on the in the Dolphins' Grand Final loss to the Toowoomba Clydesdales. In 1997, he started on the wing in their 18–16 Grand Final win over the Easts Tigers.[1] [2]

In 1998, Douglas joined the Gold Coast Chargers in the National Rugby League. In Round 2 of the 1998 NRL season, he made his NRL debut in a 12–14 loss to the Parramatta Eels. In Round 3, he scored his first try in a 4–18 loss to the Canberra Raiders.[3]

In 1999, after the Chargers folded, Douglas joined the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup. He finished the season as the competition's top try scorer and started on the wing in their 12–10 Grand Final win over Redcliffe. In doing so, he became the first player to win two Queensland Cup premierships.[4] [5] On 16 October 1999, he started on the wing for Burleigh in their 6–10 loss to Great Britain on their tour of Australia.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Redcliffe Dolphins reunion. League Unlimited.
  2. Web site: Aaron Douglas. Redcliffe Dolphins.
  3. Web site: Aaron Douglas - Match list. Rugby League Project.
  4. Web site: 20 years of Cup: 1999. 27 March 2015. QRL.
  5. Web site: Burleigh's Intrust Super Cup champions of 1999: Where are they now?. 16 August 2019. Gold Coast Bulletin.
  6. Web site: The night Burleigh almost beat Great Britain. 30 September 2016. NRL.