Doug Ricketson

Doug Ricketson

Personal information
Full name	Douglas Ricketson
Born	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1960–63 Eastern Suburbs 60 9 27 1967 Penrith Panthers 3 0 0 0 0 Total 63 9 0 0 27

Doug Ricketson (born 1939 in Sydney, Australia), was a rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. He played for the Eastern Suburbs and Penrith clubs and is the father of Eastern Suburbs' longest serving player, Luke Ricketson.

A centre, Ricketson was a member of the Eastern Suburbs side that was defeated by St George in the 1960 Grand Final. He also represented Sydney in a match against Great Britain. In 1967, Ricketson played for Penrith in their debut season in the NSWRFL premiership before a knee injury brought about an end to his career.

Formerly an athletics coach at Waverley College, in Sydney, Ricketson spent many years coaching in country areas including Temora where his daughter Kylie was born and South Grafton.

References

• Whiticker, Alan; Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 609. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1. {{cite book}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)