Douglas Norman Fleming (1930–1998) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. A goal-kicking fullback, he played in NSWRFL for Sydney's St. George club, winning the 1949 and 1956 Premierships with them. Fleming also played for Dapto's rugby league club.[2] He was the son of the former St. George Dragons halfback Norm Fleming.
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| Full name | Douglas Norman Fleming | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 April 1930 Sydney, New South Wales, [Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 August 1998 (aged 68) Burleigh Waters, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Norm Fleming | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
editIn 1949 Fleming started playing in the NSWRFL's first grade premiership for St. George, forcing the club's Test fullback Noel Pidding onto the wing.[3] At the end of the 1949 NSWRFL season he played for St. George at fullback in their grand final victory.[4]
Fleming was the 1955 NSWRFL season's top point-scorer. In 1956 he represented Sydney against the New Zealand Māori rugby league team.[5]
Fleming was also the 1956 NSWRFL season's top point scorer with a personal best 189 points,[6] and he played at fullback in St. George's 1956 Grand Final victory.
After 8 seasons in first grade at St. George, the 1957 NSWRFL season was the last to feature Fleming.[7]
References
edit- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Middleton, David. "History of Dapto Rugby League". Thirteen Years of Steel. SportingPulse. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ Whiticker, Alan. "Doug Fleming". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ Whiticker/Hudson "The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players (1995 Edition) (ISBN 1875169571)
- ^ "Fleming Sick, But Chosen For Final". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 September 1956. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ yesterdayshero.com.au. "Doug Fleming". Player Profiles. SmartPack International Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Doug Fleming". Scorers. stats.rleague.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.