Doug Tassell was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played with Essendon

Essendon Football Club

The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 (VFL).

A half back flanker, Tassell played nine games in 1969 after coming to the club from Ararat

Ararat Football Club

The Ararat Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Wimmera Football League . They are based in the city of Ararat, Victoria....

. During the season he built a house for his wife and son in Ararat and was undecided on whether to stay in Melbourne. However, following play in the first 11 rounds of the 1970 VFL season

1970 VFL season

-Premiership season:In 1970, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man...

, Tassell was killed in a car accident at the age of 24.