Douglas Ian "Doug" Farrant (born 2 April 1949) is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with North Melbourne Football Club

North Melbourne Football Club

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 in the Victorian Football League

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 (VFL) and Perth

Perth Football Club

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 in the Western Australian National Football League

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 (WANFL).

Farrant, a Cohuna recruit, was the full-forward

Full-forward

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 in North Melbourne's 1967 reserves premiership. He topped North Melbourne's goal-kicking in 1968 with 35 goals. His brother, Gary Farrant

Gary Farrant

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, finished second.

He was traded to Perth at the end of the 1973 VFL season

1973 VFL season

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, one of four players who headed west so that North Melbourne could secure Barry Cable

Barry Cable

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. Just as he had done for North Melbourne, Farrant was the leading goal-kicker at Perth in his first season, with 55 goals. He was a member of Perth's 1976 and 1977 premiership sides.