Doherty, who was blind in one eye, played as a rover in the South Melbourne team which won the 1918 VFL Grand Final.
[2][3] Doherty played with Ganmain FC[4] in their losing 1924 grand final loss to Narrandera.
[5] Having earlier been a North Melbourne junior, Doherty returned to the club as they prepared for their inaugural VFL season in 1925.
He participated in their first ever league game, kicking two goals to help North Melbourne defeat Geelong by eight points.
This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1894 is a stub.