Michael Doughty (Australian footballer)

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Michael Doughty
Personal information
Full name Michael Doughty
Nickname(s) Dogger, Dogs
Date of birth (1979-08-05) 5 August 1979 (age 43)
Place of birth Adelaide, Australia
Original team(s) South Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft 4th overall, 1999 Rookie Draft (Elevated 2000)
Adelaide
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Midfield / Defence
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2000–2012 Adelaide 231 (46)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2012.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Michael Doughty (born 5 August 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) between 2000 and 2012. He is now playing for Reynella Football Club in the Southern Football League, where he played junior football. [1]

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Originally from South Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), Doughty was drafted by Adelaide with their first choice (fourth overall) at the 1999 Rookie Draft and elevated to Adelaide's senior list in 2000 when he made his senior AFL debut.

Known as a solid utility player, Doughty has most often used as a midfielder, tagger or a small defender. Doughty played his 150th game in round 8, 2009 and his 200th game in Round 15, 2011. Adelaide defeated Sydney by seven points to end a record-equalling six-match losing streak in this match. He retired at the end of the 2012 season, having played in 24 of Adelaide's 25 matches, only missing one game when his wife Sara gave birth to his son, Max. He joined sports management company Elite Sports Properties as a player manager after retiring as a player. [2]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of AFL career [3] [4]
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2000 Adelaide 41201347110.00.51.52.03.50.50.5
2001 Adelaide 1130011415620.00.03.71.35.02.00.7
2002 Adelaide 112513522016138195390.50.28.86.415.23.81.6
2003 Adelaide 1163346307623110.50.57.75.012.73.81.8
2004 Adelaide 11174511711423170550.20.36.96.713.64.13.2
2005 Adelaide 11241512917630590520.00.25.47.312.73.82.2
2006 Adelaide 112385241235476137690.40.210.510.220.76.03.0
2007 Adelaide 11192214121235389590.10.17.411.218.64.73.1
2008 Adelaide 112331239264503134750.10.010.411.521.95.83.3
2009 Adelaide 112481255266521127890.30.010.611.121.75.33.7
2010 Adelaide 112211200211411114740.00.09.19.618.75.23.4
2011 Adelaide 11191017218035287700.00.09.09.518.54.63.7
2012 Adelaide 112421206167373100740.10.08.67.015.54.23.1
Career231463019802024400410736700.20.18.68.817.34.62.9
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks

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References

  1. ↑ Schultz, Duane (2 November 2012). "Ex-Adelaide Crow Michael Doughty signs with Reynella". The Messenger.
  2. ↑ Rucci, Michelangelo (23 September 2012). "Crow's Michael Doughty moving from onfield role to become a player manager". The Advertiser.
  3. ↑ "Michael Doughty statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Michael Doughty of the Adelaide Crows Career AFL Stats" . Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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