Doug Wade
Geelong, North Melbourne · 1961–1975 · 267 games · 188cm
Doug Wade played 267 senior VFL games chiefly for Geelong, as well as North Melbourne between 1961 and 1975, lining up most often as a forward. On 23-0, Doug Wade's career spans 2 decades, from the 1960s to the 1970s of football.
Our era-fair model rates Doug Wade at a peak of 100 out of 100, reached in the 1960s. That figure measures Doug Wade only against the players of that same era — the teammates and opponents actually faced — using standardised output, honours and finals impact, so a 1960s forward can be compared fairly with players from any other decade of the game.
Honours on the record for Doug Wade include 2 premierships and 4 league leading-goalkicker awards. Doug Wade also polled 36 Brownlow votes across the career.
Season by season, the data credits Doug Wade with a best season of 271 disposals in 1969 and 1,057 career goals. The full year-by-year breakdown is below.
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