Doug Fleming
Australian rugby league footballer
Douglas Norman Fleming (1930–1998) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. A goal-kicking fullback, he played in NSWRFL for Sydney's St. George club, winning the 1949 and 1956 Premierships with them. Fleming also played for Dapto's rugby league club.
He was the son of the former St. George Dragons halfback Norm Fleming.
Playing career
In 1949 Fleming started playing in the NSWRFL's first grade premiership for St. George, forcing the club's Test fullback Noel Pidding onto the wing. At the end of the 1949 NSWRFL season he played for St. George at fullback in their grand final victory.
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