Greg Doyle

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

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

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Greg Doyle

| image =

| fullname = Greg Doyle

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|9|24|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Springvale (VFA)

| height = 190 cm

| weight = 101 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1996

| years1 = 1990

| club1 = St Kilda

| games_goals1 = {{0}}2 {{0}}(3)

| years2 = 1993–1996

| club2 = Melbourne

| games_goals2 = 29 (14)

| games_goalstotal = 31 (17)

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Greg Doyle (born 24 September 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL).{{cite book|last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}

Recruited from Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Springvale, Doyle played two senior games for St Kilda in 1990, before his sacking at the end of the season.

The following year Doyle moved to fellow VFA club Dandenong's, and was a member of Dandenong's 1991 premiership team.{{cite web|url=http://demonwiki.org/Greg+Doyle| title=Greg Doyle| publisher=Demon Wiki}}

Doyle returned to the AFL via the 1992 Mid-Season Draft, selected at pick two by Melbourne.{{cite book|last=Lovett, Michael|title=AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL| publisher=AFL Publishing|year=2004|isbn=0-9580300-5-7}} In 1993 Doyle played in a reserves premiership but was selected more regularly in 1994, making 13 appearances.{{cite web |url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/G/Greg_Doyle.html |title=AFL Tables: Greg Doyle |website=afltables.com}}

Doyle played seven games in each of the next two seasons. He returned to the VFA/VFL in 1997 for Traralgon, winning the best and fairest that year.{{cite news|newspaper=Latrobe Valley Express|date=7 July 2016|accessdate=29 July 2016|url=http://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/story/4012488/good-sport-recognised/|title=VFL reunion}}

Doyle was appointed head coach of Rye in 2000 and also spent time at Traralgon as an assistant coach. He served as assistant coach of TAC Cup team the Oakleigh Chargers from 2005 to 2008 and then worked with Vic Metro as an assistant coach, in 2009 and 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-3020-111727-0-0&sID=56109&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=13976286| title=Greg Doyle appointed new Head Coach of the Chargers| publisher=Sportingpulse}}