Ron Savage
| Ron Savage | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1917 | ||
| Date of death | 15 January 1974 (aged 56) | ||
| Original team | Mitcham | ||
| Debut | Round 14, 1938, Carlton v. Essendon, at Princes Park | ||
| Height/Weight | 187 cm, 89 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1938–1945 | Carlton | 111 (95) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1945 season. | |||
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 Huon Football Association 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 statistics from AFL Tables
- Ron Savage at Blueseum
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