Arthur Sanger

Arthur Sanger
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Mervyn Sanger
Date of birth	26 March 1918
Date of death	3 December 1999(1999-12-03) (aged 81)
Original team(s)	Daylesford
Height / weight	177 cm / 81 kg
Position(s)	Back pocket
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1938–47	Carlton	117 (1)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.

Arthur 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.

References

Arthur Sanger's statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Arthur Sanger's obituary

Carlton Football Club 1945 VFL premiers

Carlton 15.13 (103) defeated South Melbourne 10.15 (75), at Princes Park

1. Hands 3. Bennett 4. Way 5. Collins 6. Chitty (c) 7. Turner 10. Wines 12. Williams 14. McLean 15. Brown 16. Mooring 18. Sanger 21. Baxter 23. Deacon 24. Savage 25. Baird 26. Clark 30. Price 31. McInnes

Coach: Bentley

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