Allan Strang
Australian rules footballer
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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]
Albury, New South Wales
| Allan Strang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Allan Strang | ||
| Born |
11 October 1921 Albury, New South Wales | ||
| Died | 4 February 1996 (aged 74) | ||
| Original team | 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.