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Key Facts

Full name
Douglas Ayres

Known as
Doug Ayres

Born
26 September 1906

Died
25 September 1974 (aged 67)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 24y 225d
Last game: 24y 232d

Height and weight
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 79 kg

Senior clubs
Footscray

Jumper numbers
Footscray: 20

Doug Ayres

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
NewtownNSWAFL1927-1930————————
FootscrayV/AFL1931210.5050%———0
Total1927-1931210.50—————

AFL: 3,786th player to appear, 11,552nd most games played, 8,944th most goals kickedFootscray: 139th player to appear, 919th most games played, 706th most goals kicked

Doug Ayres, who early this season left the Newtown Australian Rules Club to play for Footscray (Melb.), may come back to his first love. Anyway, every effort is being made by the club executive to bring him back. Ayres, who went to Melbourne with Jack Hayes, is one of the best rovers in the game, and should he return he will be of great assistance to Newtown.¹

Originally from Leeton, Douglas Ayres enjoyed considerable prominence in Sydney football circles over the course of a comparatively brief league career. Between 1927 and 1930 he played for Newtown, and also represented New South Wales no fewer than 15 times, including all four of the state’s matches at the 1927 Melbourne carnival. Although normally deployed as a rover, he was sufficiently versatile to be able to play in almost any set position on the field, even including full forward.

The 1931 season saw Ayres trying his hand in the VFL with Footscray, but he only managed a couple of senior games and a goal for the year.

Author - John Devaney

Footnotes

1. “The Sun”, 25/6/31, page 9.

Sources

Crème de la Crème

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.