Allan Strang

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]

Allan Strang
Personal information
Full name	Allan Strang
Date of birth	(1921-10-11)11 October 1921
Date of death	4 February 1996(1996-02-04) (aged 74)
Original team(s)	Albury
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1947–1948	South Melbourne	15 (17)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948.
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.[2] 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.[3] In 1949, he was cleared to play with Williamstown.[4] Strang accepted a contract to captain coach the Wagga Tigers in 1950.[5]

He was the uncle of dual Richmond premiership player Geoff Strang, and the uncle of Richmond premiership player John Perry.

Notes

1. 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.
2. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165034630?searchTerm=allan%20strang&searchLimits=
3. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18075123?searchTerm=allan%20strang&searchLimits=l-decade=194%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1948
4. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22722023?searchTerm=allan%20strang&searchLimits=l-decade=194%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1949
5. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/145566998?searchTerm=%22allan%20strang%22&searchLimits=l-decade=195

External links

• Allan Strang's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Allan Strang at AustralianFootball.com