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 and played with Murray Football League club Cobram in 1939 and 1940 before his recruitment by Richmond.
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