Neil Doolan Explained

Neil Doolan
Birth Date:27 January 1933
Originalteam:Happy Valley
Height:178 cm
Weight:70 kg
Statsend:1960
Years1:1951–1960
Club1:North Melbourne
Games Goals1:103 (18)

Neil Doolan (27 January 1933 – 22 December 2012)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Doolan played as both a wingman and centreman during his career, first appearing for North Melbourne in the 1951 season. He played most of that year however in the reserves competition and won the Gardiner Medal for the league's best and fairest player.[2] Doolan represented Victoria twice at interstate football.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFL Annual Report 2012 – Obituaries. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015070158/http://www.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/AFL%20Annual%20Report%202012_web.pdf. dead. 15 October 2013. Australian Football League. 10 September 2014.
  2. News: Gardiner medal to Neil Doolan. . . Melbourne . 5 September 1951 . 10 September 2014 . 12 . National Library of Australia.