Footscray Career
Sachse was a premiership player for SANFL club North Adelaide. He moved to the Footscray Football Club in the VFL in 1975.
In his second match for Footscray (Round 2, 1975), Sachse was left a quadriplegic after an accidental collision with Fitzroy player, Kevin O'Keeffe. He was left with no use of his legs, and little movement in his hands. However he can still move his arms and breathe normally.
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