Brian Douge (born 2 March 1951) is a former
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played with
Hawthorn
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Douge played mostly in the
back pocket
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but never really established himself in the Hawthorn side until the 1973 season. He played in Hawthorn's premiership side in 1976, with the
Grand Final
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against North Melbourne being his last game.
He was captain-coach of
Subiaco in 1977 and 1978.
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1951 births
Living people
Hawthorn Football Club players
Hawthorn Football Club premiership players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Subiaco Football Club players
Subiaco Football Club coaches
VFL/AFL premiership players