Ron Savage

Ron Savage
Personal information
Date of birth	22 April 1917
Date of death	15 January 1974(1974-01-15) (aged 56)
Original team(s)	Vermont
Debut	Round 14, 1938, Carlton vs. Essendon, at Princes Park
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1938–1945	Carlton	111 (95)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ron Savage (22 April 1917 – 15 January 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Savage made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in round 14 of the 1938 season. He left the club after winning the best and fairest award in 1945.

He moved Tasmania for a few years and played or coached Hobart in the Tasmanian Football League (1946–47), Franklin in the Huon Football Association in 1948, and then City (1949–50) and Longford (1951–52) in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association. Savage then returned to Victoria to coach the Red Cliffs Football Club.

External links

• Ron Savage's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Ron Savage at Blueseum