Doug Ricketson

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Doug Ricketson

Personal information
Full name	Douglas Ricketson
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Relatives	Luke Ricketson (son)
Club information
Position(s)	Centre
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
1960–1963 1967	Eastern Suburbs Penrith Panthers	60 927) 3 (0)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only.

Doug Ricketson (born 1930, Sydney, Australia), was a rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.

Ricketson played for the Eastern Suburbs and Penrith clubs. Ricketson is the father of Eastern Suburbs longest serving player, Luke Ricketson. A centre, Ricketson was a member of the Eastern Suburbs side that was defeated by St George in the 1960 Grand Final. He represented Sydney in a match against Great Britain. In 1967, Ricketson played for Penrith in their debut season in the NSWRL before a knee injury brought about an end to his career.

Formerly an athletic coach at Waverley College, in Sydney, Ricketson spent many years coaching in country areas including Temora and South Grafton.^[1]

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• Whiticker, Alan and Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd, 609. ISBN 9781877082931.