Merv Agars
| Merv Agars | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mervyn Stanley Agars | ||
| Born |
12 June 1925 Elliston, South Australia | ||
| Died |
8 August 2017 (aged 92) Nuriootpa, South Australia | ||
| Original team | Prince Alfred College | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Position | Follower | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1946–1952 | West Adelaide | 106 (92) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1948-1950s | South Australia | 8 | |
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Mervyn Stanley Agars (12 June 1925 – 8 August 2017) was an Australian rules footballer and journalist. He played with West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). An eight-time state representative, Agars went on to have a significant career in sports journalism and in 2002 was inducted into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame. In 2018, Agars was posthumously inducted into the SA Media Awards Hall of Fame.