Doug Oliphant Explained

Doug Oliphant
Fullname:Douglas Oliphant
Birth Date:29 January 1911
Birth Place:Boulder, Western Australia
Height:179 cm
Weight:86 kg
Statsend:1945
Years1:1927–1940, 1945
Club1:Perth
Games Goals1:224 (383)
Years2:1942
Club2:Fitzroy
Games Goals2:7 (11)
Games Goalstotal:231 (394)

Douglas Oliphant (29 January 1911 – 3 March 1999)[1] [2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Perth in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]

Oliphant had a decorated career at Perth, culminating in him being named as a follower in the club's official Team of the Century. Also used as a key forward, he was Perth's leading goal-kicker on four occasions, in 1930, 1931, 1932 and 1940.[4] His 84 goals in 1931 was also enough to top the league's goal-kicking. Oliphant won two best and fairests for Perth and was runner up in the 1936 Sandover Medal, to George Moloney. He also represented Western Australia at interstate football on six occasions.[1]

After captaining Perth in 1940, Oliphant spent the 1941 season as playing coach of Kalgoorlie City in the Goldfields National Football League and steered the club to a premiership. He was then transferred to Melbourne due to his work in the military and made seven appearances for Fitzroy in the 1942 VFL season.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Douglas Oliphant - Player Bio. Australian Football. 10 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Family Genealogy. Ancestry. 15 August 2013.
  3. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  4. Web site: Doug Oliphant (Perth). WAFL Online.
  5. Web site: WW2 Nominal Roll. Government of Australia.
  6. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/D/Doug_Oliphant.html AFL Tables: Doug Oliphant