Allan Strang

Robert Allan Strang (11 October 1921 – 4 February 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1][2]

Allan Strang
Personal information
Full name	Robert Allan Strang
Date of birth	(1921-10-11)11 October 1921
Place of birth	Albury, New South Wales
Date of death	4 February 1996(1996-02-04) (aged 74)
Original team(s)	Albury
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1947–1948	South Melbourne	15 (17)
1949	Williamstown (VFA)	21 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948.
Career highlights
1949 VFA Premiership
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He was the brother of Richmond premiership players Doug & Gordon Strang and St Kilda footballer Colin Strang,

Strang who was a marking forward was recruited after talent scouts saw him in a practice match between Albury and the Army.^[3] He spent two years playing for St George in Sydney before moving to Melbourne to play for the same team his father did between 1904 and 1913.^[4] In 1949, he was cleared to play with Williamstown.^[5] Strang accepted a contract to captain coach the Wagga Tigers in 1950.^[6]

He was the uncle of dual Richmond premiership player Geoff Strang, and the uncle of Richmond premiership player John Perry.