Doug Rankin

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Doug Rankin
Personal information
Full name Edwin Douglas Rankin[1]
Date of birth (1915-12-21)21 December 1915
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
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Original team(s) Guild Scouts, Geelong
Height/Weight 183 cm / 81 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1938-1939 Geelong 9 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939 season.

Edwin Douglas "Doug" Rankin (21 December 1915 – 7 January 1987) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]

Rankin was the son of Teddy Rankin, a former Geelong player who made 180 VFL appearances for the club.[4][5] Doug's half brothers, Cliff and Bert, both also played over 100 games with Geelong.[5][6][7] Other members of the Rankin family also played for Geelong.[8]

A Guild Scouts recruit, Rankin played nine games for Geelong as a forward, five in the 1938 VFL season and four in the 1939 season.[5][9] In April 1939 he suffered a serious knee injury, from which he strugged to recover.[10]

References

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  2. Edwin Douglas Rankin
  3. The Argus, "Collins for Geelong", 23 March 1938, p. 24
  4. The Argus, "Geelong Recruits", 12 March 1937, p. 12
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  8. J. and J. McDonald, Three William McDonalds, Canberra, 2010, pp. 92-94.
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  10. The Age, 12 April 1939, p. 8.