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In the 1930's, in addition to George Doig, seven other members of the family played League football for either East Fremantle Football Club or the South Fremantle Football Club. Bill Doig played 62 games for East Fremantle from 1932 to 1936. Bill was also a keen cricketer and in 1936 created a bowling record unlikely to be equaled - he bowled 20 batsmen (10 in each innings) - for a total of just 21 runs in the Fremantle Districts Cricket Association competition.
Norman Doig (Jnr) played 138 games for East Fremantle from 1932 to 1940. War Service brought his career to an early end. Ed Edgar Doig played 14 games for East Fremantle from 1932. He was killed in an industrial accident in 1934 aged 21 years. Charles Doig (Jnr) played 196 games for East Fremantle from 1932. War service also interrupted his football career. However after the War he returned to Captain the Club in 1946 when the team finished that year undefeated.
In 1933 he was awarded the Lyn Medal as the Club's fairest and best and in 1945 was awarded Life Membership. Ron Doig (Snr). Ron commenced his football career at South Fremantle in 1927 as a 17 year old. At 21 years of age, in 1932, he was Captain Coach of the Club. In the finals of that year he sustained fatal injuries in a match against East Perth . He played 99 games during his short career, including State games for Western Australia in 1930. He was an outstanding sportsman, having also represented Australia in cricket against South Africa on one occasion.
In an article published in The West Australian newspaper a week after his death in 1932, it was said:
"Ron Doig was a cricketer in every real and implied sense of the word. He was an ornament to the game, as well as being a fine exponent of it. He brought to it something more than a special ability to bat and bowl and field. A born leader, he was at the age of 23, captain of the State's leading club and by his tact, courtesy and unfailing knowledge of the game, he earned the respect and admiration of all those with whom he came in contact, both on and off the field"
James Doig (Jnr) played 114 games for South Fremantle from 1927. He was awarded Life Membership in 1936.
Dave Doig - played 78 games for South Fremantle from 1937 - 1940. The Second World War also interrupted Dave's football career. Dave represented Western Australia against Victoria in 1939. In the 1960's, four members of the next generation of the Doig family made appearances for the South Fremantle Football Club.
Ron Doig (Jnr.), son of Dave Doig played 117 games from 1959 to 1967, including a State game against Victoria in 1963.
Ron Bowe, grandson of James (Scotty) Doig, played 58 games from 1959 to 1963. He also represented Western Australia in Sheffield Shield cricket.
Ross Bowe, grandson of James (Scotty) Doig, played 43 games for South Fremantle in 1962/3. He won South Fremantle 's fairest and best award in 1963. Heended his career with South Fremantle when he left for Canberra to begin a career in the public service in early 1964. He went on to captain the ACT side and is still well remembered at Canberra's Eastlake club, but decided against returning to league football when he came back to WA in 1972.
Don Doig, son of George Doig, played 4 games for South Fremantle in 1963.
Seventeen members of the Doig family have represented either East Fremantle or South Fremantle Football Club over three generations.
Their collective contribution to football in Fremantle has been recognized by the Fremantle Football Club by naming its Club Champion Award as the Doig Medal.
The West Australian Football Commission also named one of the function rooms at Subiaco Oval as the Doig Room.
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