Neil Doolan (27 January 1933 – 22 December 2012) was an
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
North Melbourne
North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at the ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL).
Doolan played as both a wingman and centreman during his career, first appearing for North Melbourne in the 1951 season. He played most of that year however in the reserves competition and won the
Gardiner Medal for the league's best and fairest player.
Doolan represented Victoria twice at interstate football.
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1933 births
2012 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
North Melbourne Football Club players
Northcote Football Club coaches