Ron Savage
| Ron Savage | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1917 | ||
| Date of death | 15 January 1974 (aged 56) | ||
| Original team(s) | Vermont | ||
| Debut |
Round 14, 1938, Carlton vs. Essendon, at Princes Park | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1938–1945 | Carlton | 111 (95) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ron Savage (22 April 1917 – 15 January 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Savage made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in round 14 of the 1938 season. He left the club after winning the best and fairest award in 1945.
He moved Tasmania for a few years and played or coached Hobart in the Tasmanian Football League (1946–47), Franklin in the in 1948, and then City (1949–50) and Longford (1951–52) in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association. Savage then returned to Victoria to coach the Red Cliffs Football Club.
External links[]
- Ron Savage's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ron Savage at Blueseum
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- 1917 births
- 1974 deaths
- Carlton Football Club players
- Carlton Football Club Premiership players
- John Nicholls Medal winners
- Hobart Football Club coaches
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- Hobart Football Club players
- City-South Football Club players
- City-South Football Club coaches
- Longford Football Club players
- One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
- Australian rules biography, 1917 birth stubs