Arthur Sanger

Australian rules footballer, born 1918

Australian rules footballer

Arthur Sanger
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Mervyn Sanger
Date of birth	26 March 1918
Place of birth	Daylesford, Victoria
Date of death	3 December 1999(1999-12-03) (aged 81)
Original team(s)	Daylesford
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Position(s)	Back pocket
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1938–47	Carlton	117 (1)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Arthur Mervyn Sanger (26 March 1918 – 3 December 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

From Daylesford, Sanger was a back pocket specialist, who kicked the only goal of his league career when he came on as 19th man for a match against Footscray in his second season. Carlton were VFL premiers in Sanger's first and last seasons, but he wasn't selected for either side. He was however a member of their 1945 premiership team, playing from the back pocket in the famed 'Bloodbath' Grand Final. His career ended when he suffered a badly broken arm in 1947.^[2]

Sanger was appointed coach of the Carlton Under 19 team in 1951 and guided them to a Premiership in his first year.

Notes

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 785. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ "SANGER OUT FOR SEASON". The Age. No. 28, 750. Victoria, Australia. 18 June 1947. p. 20.