Bruce Doull

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**Bruce Doull**
Personal Info
Birth	September 11, 1950,
Recruited from	Jacana, Victoria
Playing Career¹
Debut	March 5, 1969, Cartlon Blues vs. South Melbourne, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Team(s)	Cartlon Blues 1969-1986 356 games, 22 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1986 season
Career Highlights
All-Australian 1979 Carlton Best and Fairest 1974, 1977, 1980, 1984 Carlton premiership side 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982 Carlton Team of The Century (Half-Back Flank) AFL Team of The Century (Half-Back Flank)

Bruce Doull (born September 11, 1950 in Victoria, Australia) is a former champion Australian rules football player who played for the Carlton Football Club.

Nicknamed as the "Flying Doormat", Doull was possibly the most popular player to play for Carlton, along with Alex Jesaulenko and Stephen Silvagni. He was recruited from Jacana at the tender age of 19. He was a grim, dour half-back flanker, Doull did his job without the slightest fuss and was totally reliable. Doull was a safe mark, a dependable kick and a footballer who rarely - if ever - made a mistake. Doull won himself a place in the heart of Carlton fans because of his on-field honesty and toil.

Doull, shy and extremely reserved, did not give interviews and always preferred to stay in the background. However, his record was extraordinary. He won Carlton's Best & Fairest in 1974, 1977, 1980 and 1984 and played in four Carlton premiership sides - 1972, 1979, 1981 and 1982 (in which he won the Norm Smith Medal for best on ground) as well as playing in the Grand Finals of 1973 and 1986. Doull was also a regular State of Origin representative.

He is often remembered as being harassed by Carlton scarf wearing streaker Helen D'Amico in the 1982 Grand Final between Carlton and Richmond.

Doull's trademark was his greying beard and the navy blue and white headband with which he kept his thinning long hair in place. He was one of football's greatest products. By the end of his career Doull had played 356 games and kicked just 22 goals over his 18-year career.