Edwin Douglas Rankin (21 December 1915 – 7 January 1987) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL). Rankin was the son of

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, a former Geelong player who made 180 VFL appearances for the club. Doug's half brothers,

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and

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, both also played over 100 games with Geelong. Other members of the Rankin family also played for Geelong. A Guild Scouts recruit, Rankin played nine games for Geelong as a forward, five in the

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and four in the 1939 season. In April 1939 he suffered a serious knee injury, from which he struggled to recover.''The Age'', 12 April 1939, p. 8.

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1915 births Australian rules footballers from Geelong Geelong Football Club players 1987 deaths

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