Erwin Dornau

Erwin "Doe" Dornau (22 March 1926 – 23 September 2008) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

Erwin Dornau
Personal information
Full name Erwin Dornau
Date of birth 22 March 1926
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland
Date of death 23 September 2008(2008-09-23) (aged 82)
Place of death Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Kedron
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s) Centre half back
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1948–1952 South Melbourne 54 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dornau, believed to be the first native born Queenslander in the VFL, played his early football at Kedron. A centre half back, he represented Queensland at interstate football for the first time in 1946 and starred for them at the 1947 Hobart Carnival, finishing equal second in the Tassie Medal. His efforts in Hobart saw him recruited to South Melbourne and he had a good debut season, gaining eight Brownlow votes.

Dornau died on 23 September 2008.[1]

Footnotes
  1. "In Memoriam: Erwin Dornau". Official AFL Website of the Sydney Swans. 30 September 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
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