Alex Gardiner
| Alex Gardiner | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alex Gardiner | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1935 | ||
| Original team(s) | Gisborne | ||
| Height / weight | 175 cm / 73 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Wingman | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alex Gardiner (born 3 January 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). His father, also named Alex, was a Footscray player during the 1920s.
Gardiner, originally from Gisborne, was one of Footscray's wingers in the 1961 VFL Grand Final loss to Hawthorn. From 1963 to 1967, Gardiner was captain-coach of Box Hill in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). He always polled well in the Field Trophy, finishing as the runner-up in 1964. In all, Gardiner played a total of 73 games for Box Hill, mainly as a centreman, and scored 61 goals. In 2000 he was selected on the wing in Box Hill's "Greatest Ever Team" and named as captain.
References
- Alex Gardiner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alex Gardiner at AustralianFootball.com
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.