Doug Long

Doug Long (28 March 1940 – 9 February 2009)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

This article is about the Australian rules football player. For the American football player, see Doug Long (American football).

Doug Long
Personal information
Full name Doug Long
Date of birth 28 March 1940
Date of death 9 February 2009(2009-02-09) (aged 68)
Place of death Adelaide
Original team(s) South Gambier
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1957–61 Geelong 073 (52)
1962–69 Glenelg 135
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1969.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

A ruckman from South Gambier, Long spent five seasons with Geelong and participated in their 1961 Night Premiership win. He moved to South Australia in 1962, having been appointed captain-coach of Glenelg, despite only turning 22 at the start of the season. After steering the club to fifth position that year, Glenelg fell to seventh in 1963 and he was replaced by Len Fitzgerald. He continued to give Glenelg good service as a player and was often used at full-back when Neil Kerley was coach later in the decade. A seven time South Australian interstate representative, Long was inducted into Glenelg's 'Hall of Fame' in 2006.

References
  1. "Doug Long - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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