Bruce Doull

Alexander Bruce Doull, born on 11 September 1950, is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League. Recruited from Jacana at the age of 19 as a half-back flanker, he wore guernsey number 11 and was nicknamed the Flying Doormat for his long, constantly disarranged hair, which he held back with a navy blue and white headband. He was a safe mark and a dependable kick who rarely made a mistake, and he was noted for playing the ball rather than the man. Doull won Carlton's best and fairest award four times, in 1974, 1977, 1980 and 1984, played in four premiership sides (1972, 1979, 1981 and 1982) and won the Norm Smith Medal in 1981. He played 356 games, then a club record, and holds the Carlton record of 162 consecutive games.