Doug Menzies

{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1915}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Doug Menzies

| image =

| fullname = William Douglas Menzies

| birth_date = {{birth date|1915|01|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Newport, Victoria

| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|02|23|1915|01|28|df=y}}

| death_place =

| originalteam = West Footscray

| height = 178 cm

| weight = 73 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1939

| years1 = 1937–39

| club1 = {{AFL Foo}}

| games_goals1 = 14 (3)

| careerhighlights =

}}

William Douglas Menzies (28 January 1915 – 23 February 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=604}}

He joined Williamstown in June 1939 and played on the wing and was named amongst the best players in 'Town's 1939 premiership win over Brunswick at the MCG before a crowd of 47,098.

Menzies enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy in September 1940 during World War II.{{cite web |url=https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1135970&c=WW2 |title=World War II Roll: William Douglas Menzies |publisher=Department of Veterans Affairs}} He was discharged in March 1945 and returned to play two further games with Williamstown before retiring at the age of 30 with a total of 28 games and 2 goals in the royal blue and gold.