Doug Rankin

This is the player profile for Doug Rankin, born in Geelong, Victoria in 1915. He played for Geelong in the VFL/AFL.

Player Details

Name: Edwin Rankin
Full Name: Edwin Douglas Rankin
Alias: Doug Rankin
DOB: 21/12/1915
POB: Geelong, Victoria
DOD: 08/01/1987
Height: 183cm
Weight: 81kg

Player History

Full Team History: Geelong
Total Matches (Goals): 9 (8)
VFL/AFL Team History: Geelong (1938-1939)
VFL/AFL Matches (Goals): 9 (8)

Player Accolades

VFL/AFL Debutant: 422nd player to debut for Geelong in the VFL/AFL
VFL/AFL Matches Played: 9 matches played for Geelong in the VFL/AFL (1938-1939)

Season Chart

This chart is based on available data and may not reflect the true tallies of matches played.

Relatives Details

Grandparents

Walter Rankin - paternal grandfather
Sarah Rankin (née Austin) - paternal grandmother

Parents

Edwin Walter Rankin (b. 1872, d. 1944) - father
Adelaide Isabel Rankin (née Hyde) (b. c. 1884, d. 1971) - mother

Siblings

Albert Vivian Rankin (b. 1893, d. 1971) - half-brother
Clifford Egerton Laure Rankin (b. 1896, d. 1975) - half-brother
Eileen Isobel O'Donnell (née Rankin) (b. 1911, d. 2012) - sister

Other (Blood Relatives)

Graeme Charles O'Donnell (b. 1938, d. 2023) - nephew
Thomas Charles Rankin (b. 1881, d. 1958) - paternal uncle

Distant (Blood Relatives)

Gary O'Donnell (b. 1965) - 4th degree

Links

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