Bill Strang (footballer)
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William "Bill" Strang was an Australian rules football
er who played with South Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Strang was a strong aerialist, used as both a follower and forward. He kicked three of South Melbourne's six goals, from centre half-forward
, in their 1907 VFL Grand Final
loss to Carlton
.
He spent the next period of his career in New South Wales. After moving to Albury to start a business, he began playing for the Albury Football Club
.
Strang returned to South Melbourne in 1913 and was the club's leading goal-kicker with 29 goals.
Four sons, Allan, Colin, Doug
and Gordon
, all played in the VFL.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Strang was a strong aerialist, used as both a follower and forward. He kicked three of South Melbourne's six goals, from centre half-forward
Centre half-forward
In Australian rules football, the centre half-forward is a position on the half-forward line of a football field. The directly opposing player is a Centre-Half-Back....
, in their 1907 VFL Grand Final
1907 VFL Grand Final
The 1907 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and South Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 21 September 1907. It was the 10th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to...
loss to Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
.
He spent the next period of his career in New South Wales. After moving to Albury to start a business, he began playing for the Albury Football Club
Albury Football Club
The Albury Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Ovens & Murray Football League.The club is based in Albury, New South Wales.Two Brownlow Medallists, Haydn Bunton senior and Denis Ryan, both started their career at Albury....
.
Strang returned to South Melbourne in 1913 and was the club's leading goal-kicker with 29 goals.
Four sons, Allan, Colin, Doug
Doug Strang
Doug Strang was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1931 and 1935 for the Richmond Football Club.Whilst several injuries restricted his VFL career to just 64 games...
and Gordon
Gordon Strang
Gordon "Cocker" Strang was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League for the Richmond Football Club between 1931 and 1936....
, all played in the VFL.