Erwin Dornau
| Erwin Dornau | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Erwin Dornau | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland | ||
| Date of death | 23 September 2008 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Kedron | ||
| Height / weight | 183 cm / 86 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half back | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1948–1952 | South Melbourne | 54 (8) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952. | |||
Erwin "Doe" Dornau (22 March 1926 – 23 September 2008) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Dornau, believed to be the first native born Queenslander in the VFL, played his early football at Kedron. A centre half back, he represented Queensland at interstate football for the first time in 1946 and starred for them at the 1947 Hobart Carnival, finishing equal second in the Tassie Medal. His efforts in Hobart saw him recruited to South Melbourne and he had a good debut season, gaining eight Brownlow votes.
Dornau died on 23 September 2008.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ "In Memoriam: Erwin Dornau". Official AFL Website of the Sydney Swans. 30 September 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
References
- Erwin Dornau's profile from AustralianFootball.com
- Harms, J., "'Doe' who bucked the trend up north", The Age, (14 June 2003).
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
- Erwin Dornau's statistics from AFL Tables
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