fullname heightweight death_date years clubs birth_place statsend birth_date article_title name
douglas oliphant 179 ; kg & nbsp ; cm / 86 & nbsp 3 march 1999 1927-1940 , 1945 1942 perth fitzroy boulder , western australia 19 ? 29 january 1911 doug oliphant
 doug oliphant
doug oliphant

douglas `` doug '' oliphant -lrb- 29 january 1911 - 3 march 1999 -rrb- was an australian rules footballer who played with perth in the western australian national football league -lrb- wanfl -rrb- and fitzroy in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- .
oliphant had a decorated career at perth , culminating in him being named as a follower in the club 's official team of the century .
also used as a key forward , he was perth 's leading goal-kicker on four occasions , in 1930 , 1931 , 1932 and 1940 .
his 84 goals in 1931 was also enough to top the league 's goal-kicking .
oliphant won two best and fairests for perth and was runner up in the 1936 sandover medal , to george moloney .
he also represented western australia at interstate football on six occasions .
after captaining perth in 1940 , oliphant spent the 1941 season as playing coach of kalgoorlie city in the goldfields national football league and steered the club to a premiership .
he was then transferred to melbourne due to his work in the military and made seven appearances for fitzroy in the 1942 vfl season .
