Gerald Tanner
| Gerald Tanner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Gerald Thomas Tanner | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Creswick, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 2022 (aged 100) | ||
| Place of death | Wodonga, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Wodonga, Cobram | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1941 | Richmond | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Gerald Thomas Tanner (24 August 1921 – 10 January 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit]The son of Aloysius Lindsay Walter Tanner (1890-1990), and Monica Amy Tanner (1895-1963), née Knight,[2][3] Gerald Thomas Tanner was born at Wodonga, Victoria on 24 August 1921.
He married Margaret Raie Murphy (1928-2005) on 12 November 1949.[4] He is the father of former North Melbourne and Melbourne player, Xavier Tanner.
Football
[edit]Tanner was originally from Wodonga, played with Cobram in 1939 and 1940. Tanner returned to Wodonga in 1945 and went onto play 120 games with Wodonga, including their 1949 O&MFL grand final loss to Albury.[5]
Death
[edit]He turned 100 on 24 August 2021,[6] and died at Wodonga, Victoria on 10 January 2022.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.867.
- ^ Marriages: Tanner—Knight, The Argus, (Saturday, 2 March 1918), p.13.
- ^ Wodonga Girl Weds, The Border Morning Herald, (Saturday, 19 November 1949), p.6.
- ^ Wedding: Tanner Murphy, The Wodonga and Towong Sentinel, (Friday, 18 November 1949), p.2.
- ^ "1949 - Wodonga beaten by 32 points". Border Morning Mail. 5 September 1949. p. 10. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Wodonga centenarian Gerald Tanner celebrates his birthday and life". The Border Mail. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Bartlett, Rhett. "Richmond's oldest living footballer, Gerald Tanner, passed away on January 10th aged 100". Richmond Football Club. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
References
[edit]- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: Every AFL/VFL Player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
[edit]- Gerald Tanner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Gerald Tanner at AustralianFootball.com
- Gerald Tanner profile at Tigerland Archive
- 1945 - Wodonga FC team photo
- 1948 - Wodonga FC team photo
- 1949 - Wodonga FC team photo
- 1949 - Wodonga FC O&MFL grand final team photo
- 100th Birthday photo