Aaron Douglas (rugby league)
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Aaron Douglas is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s.
He played as a winger for the Gold Coast Chargers in 1998.
Playing career
[edit]In 1996, Douglas was a member of the Redcliffe Dolphins inaugural Queensland Cup squad. On 31 August 1996, he started on the wing in the Dolphins' Grand Final loss to the Toowoomba Clydesdales. In 1997, he started on the wing in their 18–16 Grand Final win over the Easts Tigers.[1][2]
In 1998, Douglas joined the Gold Coast Chargers in the National Rugby League. In Round 2 of the 1998 NRL season, he made his NRL debut in a 12–14 loss to the Parramatta Eels. In Round 3, he scored his first try in a 4–18 loss to the Canberra Raiders.[3]
In 1999, after the Chargers folded, Douglas joined the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup. He finished the season as the competition's top try scorer and started on the wing in their 12–10 Grand Final win over Redcliffe. In doing so, he became the first player to win two Queensland Cup premierships.[4][5] On 16 October 1999, he started on the wing for Burleigh in their 6–10 loss to Great Britain on their tour of Australia.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Redcliffe Dolphins reunion". League Unlimited.
- ^ "Aaron Douglas". Redcliffe Dolphins.
- ^ "Aaron Douglas - Match list". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "20 years of Cup: 1999". QRL. 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Burleigh's Intrust Super Cup champions of 1999: Where are they now?". Gold Coast Bulletin. 16 August 2019.
- ^ "The night Burleigh almost beat Great Britain". NRL. 30 September 2016.