Geoff Strang (9 May 1944 – 20 December 2003) was an
Australian rules footballer who played in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). I ...
(VFL) in between 1965 and 1971 for the
Richmond Football Club.
Family
He was the grandson of South Melbourne footballer
Bill Strang, the son of Richmond premiership player
Doug Strang
Francis Douglas Strang (12 July 1912 – 28 March 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played as a full forward in the VFL between 1931 and 1935 for the Richmond Football Club.
Family
He married Ina Lillian McCullough, at Geelong on ...
, nephew of dual Richmond premiership player
Gordon Strang
Gordon "Cocker" Strang (10 February 1908 – 8 October 1951) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League for the Richmond Football Club between 1931 and 1936.
Strang first came under notice when he kicke ...
, South Melbourne footballer
Allan Strang (1921-1996), and St Kilda footballer
Colin Strang, and the cousin of
John Perry, who also played in the
1967 Richmond premiership team.
Football
He left Richmond at the end of 1971 to play under the coaching of his former Richmond team mate
Mike Patterson at
North Adelaide Football Club
North Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Roosters, is an Australian rules football club affiliated with the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and SANFL Women's League (SANFLW). The club plays its home games at Prospect Ova ...
. He played a fine game for the Roosters in their 56 point win over
Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide is a port-side region of Adelaide, approximately northwest of the Adelaide CBD. It is also the namesake of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield council, a suburb, a federal and state electoral division and is the main port for the ...
in the
1972 SANFL Grand Final
The 1972 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. North Adelaide beat Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide is a port-side region of Adelaide, approximately northwest of the Adelaide CBD. It is also the namesake of the City ...
Footnotes
References
* Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996.
External links
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Richmond Football Club players
Richmond Football Club Premiership players
Albury Football Club players
1944 births
2003 deaths
North Adelaide Football Club players
Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
Australian rules footballers from Albury
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