Douglas Lawrence Gott (born 30 June 1950 in Melbourne) is a former Australian sportsman who played
Australian rules football for
Collingwood in the
VFL and cricket for
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
.
A left footed defender, Gott also played several games as a centre half forward. He played in the drawn
1977 VFL Grand Final
The 1977 VFL Grand Final was a series of two Australian rules football matches between the North Melbourne Football Club and the Collingwood Football Club. Together they are considered the 80th and 81st grand finals of the Victorian Football Le ...
but didn't appear in the replay due to a cracked kneecap. It turned out to be a career-ending injury and he never managed another senior game.
Gott was also a talented cricketer and played in four
first-class matches for
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
in the 1973–74 summer and took nine wickets.
See also
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List of Victoria first-class cricketers
This is a list of Victoria first-class cricketers. The Victoria cricket team have played first-class cricket since 1851, when they played the Tasmania cricket team at Launceston.
Below is a chronological list of cricketers to have represented V ...
References
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Cricinfo: Doug Gott
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1950 births
Living people
Collingwood Football Club players
Australian cricketers
Victoria cricketers
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Cricketers from Melbourne
Ivanhoe Amateurs Football Club players