Greg Doyle

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Greg Doyle
Personal information
Full name Greg Doyle
Date of birth (1970-09-24) 24 September 1970 (age 50)
Original team(s) Springvale
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 101 kg (223 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1990 St Kilda 2 (3)
1993–1996 Melbourne 29 (14)
Total31 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1996.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Greg Doyle (born 24 September 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL). [1]

A Springvale recruit, Doyle played two senior games for St Kilda in 1990. The following year he was a member of Dandenong's VFA premiership team. [2] He returned to the AFL via the 1992 Mid-Season Draft, selected at pick two by Melbourne. [3] In 1993 he played in a reserves premiership but was selected more regularly in 1994, making 13 appearances. [4] He played seven games in each of the next two seasons. [4] He returned to the VFA/VFL in 1997 for Traralgon, winning the best and fairest that year. [5]

Doyle was appointed head coach of Rye in 2000 and also spent time Traralgon as an assistant. He served as assistant coach of TAC Cup team the Oakleigh Chargers from 2005 to 2008 and then worked with Vic Metro as an assistant coach, in 2009 and 2010. [6]

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References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. "Greg Doyle". Demon Wiki.
  3. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN   0-9580300-5-7.
  4. 1 2 "AFL Tables: Greg Doyle". afltables.com.
  5. "VFL reunion". Latrobe Valley Express. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  6. "Greg Doyle appointed new Head Coach of the Chargers". Sportingpulse.