Vin Doolan
| Vin Doolan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Vin Doolan | ||
| Born | 20 August 1952 | ||
| Original teams | Chiltern, Wodonga | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1971–1974 | North Melbourne | 45 (30) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1974. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Vin Doolan (born 20 August 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Doolan came to North Melbourne from the Wodonga Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League[1] where he won the club best and fairest in 1970.
He shared North Melbourne's goal-kicking award with Sam Kekovich in 1972, despite kicking only 19 goals.[2] It was the lowest tally to top the club's goal-kicking since 1937.
Doolan was captain-coach of Rutherglen in the Ovens & Murray Football League from 1975 to 1978 and was captain coach of Wangaratta from 1979 to 1981.
Doolan was captain/coach of Rutherglen / Corowa FC in the Coreen & District Football League from 1983 to 1986. Premiers in 1984 and 1986.
Doolan was inducted into the Ovens & Murray Football League Hall of Fame in 2026.[3]
References
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ↑ "AFL Tables: Vin Doolan". afltables.com.
- ↑ "2026 - Vin Doolan: O&MFNL Hall of Fame Inductee". Ovens & Murray FNL. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
External links
- Vin Doolan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Vin Doolan at AustralianFootball.com
- 1986 - Coreen & DFL Premiers: Rutherglen / Corowa FC team photo