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Ron Savage played for Vermont FC in 1936 and 1937 before he went to Carlton
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{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1917}}
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| debutstadium = [[MC Labour Park|Princes Park]]
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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.
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 Football Club|Hobart]] in the [[Tasmanian Football League]] (1946–47), Franklin in the [[Huon Football Association]] in 1948, and then [[South Launceston Football Club|City]] (1949–50) and [[Longford Football Club|Longford]] (1951–52) in the [[Northern Tasmanian Football Association (1886 - 1986)|Northern Tasmanian Football Association]]. Savage then returned to Victoria to coach the Red Cliffs Football Club.
He moved Tasmania for a few years and played or coached [[Hobart Football Club|Hobart]] in the [[Tasmanian Football League]] (1946–47), Franklin in the [[Huon Football Association]] in 1948, and then [[South Launceston Football Club|City]] (1949–50) and [[Longford Football Club|Longford]] (1951–52) in the [[Northern Tasmanian Football Association (1886–1986)|Northern Tasmanian Football Association]]. Savage then returned to Victoria to coach the Red Cliffs Football Club.


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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.

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