Richard Douglas
Games Played 246
Career 2006 - 2019
Debut 2006
Date of Birth 06/02/1987
Biography
AFC Debut Number: 149 AFC Debut Game: Round 21 v Port Adelaide, 2006
AFC Career Guernsey Number: 26
Richard Douglas started playing footy at his local club in Broadford, a small town in central Victoria, where he was coached by his father. He then played for the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup, before he was taken by the Crows with pick No. 16. Douglas made his AFL debut in the Round 21 Showdown of 2006.
Since then, he won a number of awards across his 13 seasons, including Club Champion in 2010, Best Team Man in 2013 and 2017 and the Coaches’ Award in 2008 and 2010. In 2017, Douglas played his 200th game in Round Five against Gold Coast.
In 2019, Douglas played nine more games before leaving West Lakes at the end of the season.
Stats
| Season | No. | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 6 | 7 |
| 2007 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 72 | 68 | 140 | 28 | 36 |
| 2008 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 146 | 127 | 273 | 78 | 72 |
| 2009 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 133 | 140 | 273 | 74 | 64 |
| 2010 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 275 | 195 | 470 | 107 | 76 |
| 2011 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 221 | 91 | 312 | 63 | 56 |
| 2012 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 236 | 96 | 332 | 74 | 52 |
| 2013 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 326 | 175 | 501 | 116 | 86 |
| 2014 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 266 | 147 | 413 | 52 | 91 |
| 2015 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 204 | 135 | 339 | 47 | 65 |
| 2016 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 245 | 179 | 424 | 77 | 92 |
| 2017 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 317 | 225 | 542 | 71 | 96 |
| 2018 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 198 | 115 | 313 | 59 | 55 |
| 2019 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 84 | 52 | 136 | 27 | 22 |
| Totals | - | 246 | 164 | 143 | 2738 | 1763 | 4501 | 879 | 870 |
Awards
Club Champion
2010
Best Team Man
2013
AFC Life Member
2015
Best Team Man
2017
Best Team Man
2018