- Doug Fraser (Australian footballer)
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Doug Fraser Personal information Full name Douglas Stewart Fraser Date of birth 7 December 1886 Place of birth Brunswick Original team Yarraville Height/Weight 185 cm / 86 kg Position(s) Follower Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1910 Carlton 11 (6) 1 Playing statistics to end of 1910 season .Doug Fraser (born 7 December 1886) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A Yarraville premiership player, Fraser broke into a strong Carlton team in the 1910 VFL season and established a place in the side as a follower. He kicked three goals in a win over Geelong at Princes Park.
Fraser is best remembered for his involvement in the bribery scandal that hit the league during the finals series. Together with Doug Gillespie and his childhood friend Alex Lang, Fraser was withdrawn from the Semi Final against South Melbourne while and club and league investigated allegations that they had accepted bribes to 'play dead'. Lang and Fraser were both found guilty and suspended for five years, a total of 99 league games.
References
- Doug Fraser (Australian footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Categories:- 1886 births
- Carlton Football Club players
- Subiaco Football Club players
- Yarraville Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
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