Doug Rankin

Edwin Douglas "Doug" Rankin (21 December 1915 – 7 January 1987) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]

Doug Rankin
Personal information
Full name Edwin Douglas Rankin[1]
Date of birth (1915-12-21)21 December 1915
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 7 January 1987(1987-01-07) (aged 71)[2]
Original team(s) Guild Scouts, Geelong
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1938–1939 Geelong 9 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rankin was the son of Teddy Rankin, a former Geelong player who made 180 VFL appearances for the club.[4][5] Doug's half brothers, Cliff and Bert, both also played over 100 games with Geelong.[5][6][7] Other members of the Rankin family also played for Geelong.[8]

A Guild Scouts recruit, Rankin played nine games for Geelong as a forward, five in the 1938 VFL season and four in the 1939 season.[5][9] In April 1939 he suffered a serious knee injury, from which he struggled to recover.[10]

References
  1. "WW2 Nominal Roll". Australian Government.
  2. Edwin Douglas Rankin
  3. The Argus, "Collins for Geelong", 23 March 1938, p. 24
  4. The Argus, "Geelong Recruits", 12 March 1937, p. 12
  5. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  6. "Harrison Family". Roots Web.
  7. "Edwin Rankin". My Trees.com.
  8. J. and J. McDonald, Three William McDonalds, Canberra, 2010, pp. 92-94.
  9. "Doug Rankin". AFL Tables.
  10. The Age, 12 April 1939, p. 8.


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