George Savige

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George Savige
Personal information
Full name George Savige
Date of birth(1940-11-15)15 November 1940
Original team(s) Moe
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1962 Footscray 4 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1962.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

George Savige (born 15 November 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Savige transferred to Williamstown in the VFA in 1963 and played 73 games and kicked 52 goals up until the end of the 1966 season. He played in the centre in the 1964 grand final loss against Port Melbourne and was the leading goalkicker in 1966 with 32 goals. He also won the best first-year player award in 1963. He became coach of Foster in 1967.


Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 787. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.

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