Doug Ringrose
Australian rules footballer, born 1900
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Douglas Leslie Ringrose (4 August 1900 – 28 December 1953)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s.
Hobart, Tasmania
Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria[1]
| Doug Ringrose | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Douglas Leslie Ringrose | ||
| Born |
4 August 1900 Hobart, Tasmania | ||
| Died |
28 December 1953 (aged 53) Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria[1] | ||
| Original teams | West Melbourne, Brighton (VFA) | ||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1928–1929 | Fitzroy | 35 (30) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1929 | Fitzroy | 10 (2–8–0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
Ringrose was also an exceptional soccer player when he was a teenager, living in Tasmania.[3]
Career
Ringrose played with West Melbourne Football Club in 1920, before moving to Brighton in 1921.[4]
In 1922, Ringrose was captain-coach of the Benalla in the Ovens & Murray Football League[5] and was a great acquisition to the club,[6] leading them to fourth position, where they lost the first semi final to Wangaratta.[7]
Ringrose won Brighton's Most Consistent Player award in 1927[8] when they finished runners up in the VFA Grand Final.[9]
Ringrose, who came from Brighton in 1928, was a handy player for Fitzroy in his two seasons, averaging almost a goal a game. He spent the majority of the 1929 season as playing coach of Fitzroy, with the club managing just two wins.
In 1930, Ringrose coached East Albury in the Ovens & Murray Football League to the Preliminary Final, losing to Wangaratta and breaking his collarbone.[10]
Ringrose trained with Brighton in early 1931[11] and was also listed as an official Victorian Football League umpire in 1931.[12]
Ringrose was captain-coach of the Yarram Football Club in the Gippsland Football League in 1932[13] and 1933.[14] Ringrose kicked 31 goals in 1933.[15] Ringrose did not coach Yarram in 1934, but continued to play.[16]
