Ronald Ellis Savage (22 April 1917 – 15 January 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Ron Savage | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ronald Ellis Savage | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 15 January 1974 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Mooroopna, Victoria | ||
| 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) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of unmarried mother Violet Irene Ellis (1891–1919), Ronald Ellis was born at Carlton on 22 April 1917. Shortly after his birth he was adopted by Joseph William Savage (1874–1952) and Annie Savage, nee Harrison, and took the name Ronald Ellis Savage.
Football
editSavage 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.
War service
editIn the middle of his time at Carlton, Savage enlisted to serve in the Australian Army during World War II.[2]
Death
editRonald Ellis Savage died at Mooroopna on 15 January 1974 and was cremated at Fawkner Memorial Park.[3]
External links
edit- Ron Savage's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ron Savage at Blueseum
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 786. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "World War II Roll: SAVAGE, Ronald Ellis". Department of Veterans Affairs.
- ^ "Ronald Ellis Savage". Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.
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