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Bruce Doull (born 11 September 1950 in Geelong, Victoria) is a former Australian rules football
player who played for the Carlton Football Club.
Wearing guernsy number 11 and nicknamed the "Flying
Doormat" due to the matted appearance of the constantly disarranged
long portions of his extreme "comb over" hairstyle. He was recruited from
Jacana at the age of 19 as a half-back flanker. Doull was a safe
mark, a dependable kick and a footballer who rarely made a
mistake.
Doull, shy and extremely reserved, did not give interviews and
always preferred to stay in the background. He won Carlton's Best
& Fairest in 1974, 1977, 1980 and 1984 and played in four
Carlton premiership sides - 1972, 1979, 1981 and 1982, winning the
Norm Smith
Medal in 1981, and also played in the losing Grand Finals of
1973 and 1986. Doull was also a regular State of
Origin representative. In 2009 The Australian nominated Doull as one of
the 25 greatest footballers never to win a Brownlow medal.[1]
He is often remembered as being harassed by Carlton
scarf-wearing streaker
Helen D'Amico in the 1982 Grand Final between Carlton and Richmond. This incident was the
focus of a recent installment of the Toyota Memorable Moments
advertisement.
Doull's trademark was his greying beard and the navy blue and
white headband with which he kept his thinning long hair in place.
Never reported by the umpires for foul play, he was noted for his
determination to play the ball rather than the man, rare in an era
of occasionally brutal clashes.
Only once did he appear to lose his temper. In a match against
Essendon played late in his career, in 1983 a frustrated Cameron Clayton
snatched off his ancient, faded headband and threw it into the
crowd at Waverly Park. Incensed, the lumbering Doull went berserk
and threw his opponent to the ground and had to be dragged away
from the clash by his team mates. This incident was also recreated
in his Toyota Memorable Moments
advertisement, except that he remained his usual docile self when
he was supposed to lose his temper. He also lost his temper after
being hit in a night game against Hawthorn.
By the end of his career, he had played 356 games, then a club
record, and since surpassed only by Craig Bradley. Doull kicked just 22 goals
over his 18-year career.
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