Colin Strang (footballer)

Henry Colin Strang (10 August 1910 – 28 November 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Colin Strang
Personal information
Full name Henry Colin Strang
Date of birth (1910-08-10)10 August 1910
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales
Date of death 28 November 1946(1946-11-28) (aged 36)
Place of death Albury, New South Wales
Original team(s) East Albury (O&MFL)
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1933 St Kilda 2 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Strang, the son of former South Melbourne player Bill Strang, was born in Sydney, but grew up in Albury.[1][2] He played his early football for East Albury and in 1933 trained with Richmond, where his brothers Doug and Gordon were premiership players.[3] A younger brother, Allan Strang played for South Melbourne. However it was with St Kilda that he made his two league appearances, in the 1933 VFL season.[4] He kicked three goals from full-forward on debut, against Carlton at Junction Oval, in round seven.[4][5] The following round he played in St Kilda's loss to Collingwood at Victoria Park, then lost his place in the team when Bill Mohr returned from injury.[4]

He returned home in 1935 and began playing for Albury, which was followed by a stint with Kyneton in the Bendigo Football League.[6][7] In 1937 he joined Northern Tasmanian Football Association side North Launceston, a club captain-coached by his brother Gordon.[7] They lost the grand final that year to Launceston, after which Strang returned to Albury.[8]

On 28 November 1946, Strang died from an illness, aged only 36.[9]

Two of his nephews were in Richmond's 1967 premiership team: Geoff Strang, the son of his brother, Doug, and John Perry, the son of his sister, Edna "Bob" Perry, née Strang.

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. "WW2 Nominal Roll". Government of Australia.
  3. "ST. KILDA HOPEFUL". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 24 April 1933. p. 14. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  4. "Colin Strang". AFL Tables.
  5. "TEAMS LEVELLING UP". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 9 June 1933. p. 9. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  6. "BORDER WIN IN SECOND QUARTER". The Albury Banner. National Library of Australia. 21 June 1935. p. 38. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  7. "FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATION". Examiner. Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 1 June 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  8. "NORTH MELBOURNE MATCH". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 7 June 1938. p. 12. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  9. "OBITUARY". Burnie Advocate. Burnie, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 29 November 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
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