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Key Facts

Full name
John Norman Doig

Known as
Norm Doig

Born
24 July 1910

Place of birth
Mount Lawley, WA (6050)

Died
29 July 2001 (aged 91)

Place of death
Attadale, WA (6156)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 28y 356d
Last game: 28y 363d

Height and weight
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 80 kg

Senior clubs
East Fremantle; Essendon

Jumper numbers
Essendon: 21

Recruited from
East Fremantle (1939); Essendon (1940)

State of origin
WA

Family links
John 'Hooky' Doig (Father)Edgar Doig (Brother)Billy Doig (Brother)Charles Doig Snr (Uncle)Jim 'Scotty' Doig (Uncle)Cleave Doig (Uncle)Norm Doig Snr (Uncle)George Doig (Cousin)Dave Doig (Cousin)Ron Doig Snr (Cousin)Charles Doig Jnr (Cousin)Jim Doig Jnr (Cousin)

Norm Doig

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
East FremantleWANFL1932-1938, 194013840.03—————
EssendonV/AFL1939200.0050%———0
Total1932-194014040.03—————

AFL: 4,749th player to appear, 11,540th most games played, 11,329th most goals kickedEssendon: 541st player to appear, 1,046th most games played, 1,064th most goals kicked

After playing his early football on a wing Norm Doig migrated to the back pocket and developed into one of the best players in that position in Western Australia. Between 1932 and 1938 and in 1940 he played 138 WANFL games and registered four goals for East Fremantle. He was a premiership player in both 1933 and 1937.

In 1939 Doig joined the RAAF and, while briefly stationed in Melbourne, he played two VFL games for Essendon.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Celebrating 100 Years of Tradition by Jack Lee

Footnotes

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