Arthur Sanger
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| Arthur Sanger | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Arthur Mervyn Sanger | ||
| Born |
26 March 1918 Daylesford, Victoria | ||
| Died | 3 December 1999 (aged 81) | ||
| Original teams | Daylesford, Castlemaine | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Position | Back pocket | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1938–47 | Carlton | 117 (1) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Arthur Mervyn Sanger (26 March 1918 – 3 December 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
From Daylesford, Sanger was a back pocket specialist, who kicked the only goal of his league career when he came on as 19th man for a match against Footscray in his second season. Carlton were VFL premiers in Sanger's first and last seasons, but he wasn't selected for either side. He was however a member of their 1945 premiership team, playing from the back pocket in the famed 'Bloodbath' Grand Final. His career ended when he suffered a badly broken arm in 1947.[2]
Sanger was appointed coach of the Carlton Under 19 team in 1951 and guided them to a Premiership in his first year.
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 785. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
References
[edit | edit source]- Arthur Sanger's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Arthur Sanger's profile at Blueseum
- Arthur Sanger's obituary
Categories:
- 1918 births
- 1999 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Carlton Football Club players
- Carlton Football Club premiership players
- Castlemaine Football Club players
- Daylesford Football Club players
- VFL/AFL premiership players
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rules football biography, 1918 birth stubs