Phil Doherty

Phil Doherty
Phil Doherty
Personal information
Full name	Phillip Carl Doherty
Date of birth	10 April 1951 (age 73)
Original team(s)	Wangaratta Rovers
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1972–73	North Melbourne
1974–75	Perth
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1973.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Last updated October 17, 2024

Phillip Carl Doherty (born 10 April 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Doherty played a spectacular match for the Wangaratta Rovers in their 1971 Ovens & Murray Football League grand final win, kicking three goals.

Doherty was part of the Barry Cable transfer deal from Perth to North Melbourne in late 1973 and Doherty managed to kick 5 goals, 6 behinds in Perth's losing 1974 WAFNL Grand Final.

Notes

↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 231. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

External links

Phil Doherty at AustralianFootball.com
Phil Doherty's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Phil Doherty's playing statistics from WAFL Footy Facts

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[encyc-1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 231. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

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