Arthur Sanger

Arthur Sanger
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 (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
1938–47	Carlton
	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.