Douglas Norman Fleming (1930-1998) was an Australian professional

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footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. A goal-kicking , he played in NSWRFL for Sydney's St. George club, winning the 1949 and

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Premierships with them. Fleming also played for

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's rugby league club. He was the son of the former

St. George Dragons The St. George Dragons is an Australian rugby league football club from St George District in Sydney, New South Wales that played in the top level New South Wales competition and Australian Rugby League competitions from the 1921 until th ...

halfback Norm Fleming.

Playing career

In 1949 Fleming started playing in the NSWRFL's first grade premiership for St. George, forcing the club's

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fullback Noel Pidding onto the wing. At the end of the

1949 NSWRFL season The 1949 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the forty-second season of Sydney's top-level professional rugby league football club competition, Australia's first. Ten teams from across the city contested the premiership during ...

he played for St. George at fullback in their

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victory. Fleming was the

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's top point-scorer. In 1956 he represented Sydney against the New Zealand Māori rugby league team. Fleming was also the

1956 NSWRFL season 1956's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the 49th season of the rugby league competition based in Sydney. Ten teams from across the city competed for the J. J. Giltinan Shield during the season, which culminated in a Grand Fin ...

's top point scorer with a personal best 189 points, and he played at fullback in St. George's 1956 Grand Final victory. After 8 seasons in first grade at St. George, the

1957 NSWRFL season 1957's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the 50th season of the rugby league competition based in Sydney. Ten teams from across the city competed for the J. J. Giltinan Shield during the season, which culminated in a grand fi ...

was the last to feature Fleming.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fleming, Doug 1930 births Australian rugby league players St. George Dragons players Rugby league fullbacks City New South Wales rugby league team players 1998 deaths Rugby league players from Sydney