Douglas Ian Farrant (born 2 April 1949) is a former

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL) and

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in the

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(WANFL). Farrant, a Cohuna recruit, was the

full-forward Full-forward is a position in Australian rules football and Gaelic football with a key focus on kicking goals. The Coleman Medal is awarded to the player, often a full-forward, who has kicked the most goals in an Australian Football League se ...

in North Melbourne's 1967 reserves premiership. He topped North Melbourne's goal-kicking in 1968 with 35 goals.AFL Tables: Doug Farrant
/ref> His brother,

Gary Farrant Gary Farrant (born 7 September 1946) is a former Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne Football Club and was a regular defender during the late 1960s until 1971. During 1972 he went back to his home club Cohuna Football Club and a ...

, finished second. He was traded to Perth at the end of the

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, one of four players who headed west so that North Melbourne could secure

Barry Cable Barry Thomas Cable MBE (born 22 September 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. Considered one of the greatest rovers in the sport's history, he played in 379 premiership games in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL ...

. Just as he had done for North Melbourne, Farrant was the leading goal-kicker at Perth in his first season, with 55 goals. He was a member of Perth's 1976 and 1977 premiership sides.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Farrant, Doug 1949 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) North Melbourne Football Club players Perth Football Club players Living people