Robert Allan Strang (11 October 1921 – 4 February 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1][2]
| Allan Strang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Allan Strang | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Albury, New South Wales | ||
| Date of death | 4 February 1996 (aged 74) | ||
| Original team(s) | Albury | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1947–1948 | South Melbourne | 15 (17) | |
| 1949 | Williamstown (VFA) | 21 (10) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
He was the brother of Richmond premiership players Doug & Gordon Strang and St Kilda footballer Colin Strang,
Strang who was a marking forward was recruited after talent scouts saw him in a practice match between Albury and the Army.[3] He spent two years playing for St George in Sydney before moving to Melbourne to play for the same team his father did between 1904 and 1913.[4] In 1949, he was cleared to play with Williamstown.[5] Strang accepted a contract to captain coach the Wagga Tigers in 1950.[6]
He was the uncle of dual Richmond premiership player Geoff Strang, and the uncle of Richmond premiership player John Perry.
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 855. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Note that this Allan Strang (Allan with "ll") is a different individual from the Alan Leslie Strang (Alan with "l") who played Seconds Football for Melbourne: see Deaths: Strang, The Argus, (Saturday, 25 July 1942), p.2, Service Casualties, The Argus, (Friday, 24 July 1942), p.3., and "Alan Strang", at Demonwiki.
- ^ "Another Strang in South's Colors?". Record. 23 September 1944.
- ^ "Former N.s.w. Rules Stars". Sydney Morning Herald. 1948.
- ^ "South Player at Williamstown". Argus. 1949.
- ^ "Wagga 'Rules Club's Good 1950 Season". Daily Advertiser. 7 March 1951.
External links
edit- Allan Strang's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Allan Strang at AustralianFootball.com
- Allan Strang, at The VFA Project.