Arthur Sanger | |
Fullname: | Arthur Mervyn Sanger |
Birth Date: | 26 March 1918 |
Birth Place: | Daylesford, Victoria |
Originalteam: | Daylesford |
Height: | 177 cm |
Weight: | 81 kg |
Position: | Back pocket |
Statsend: | 1947 |
Years1: | 1938–47 |
Club1: | Carlton |
Games Goals1: | 117 (1) |
Arthur Mervyn Sanger (26 March 1918 - 3 December 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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.[1]
Sanger was appointed coach of the Carlton Under 19 team in 1951 and guided them to a Premiership in his first year.