Joe Gartner
Australian rugby league footballer
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Joseph Samuel Gartner (1912–2002) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and was a dual premiership winner.
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| Full name | Joseph Samuel Gartner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1912 Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 February 2002 (aged 90) Wiley Park, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Clive Gartner (son) Ray Gartner (son) Russel Gartner (grandson) Daniel Gartner (grandson) Renee Gartner (great granddaughter) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Gartner was graded with Newtown in 1931 and went straight into first grade. Gartner was a prolific try scorer during his career and usually played on the wing. He played five seasons with Newtown between 1931 and 1935, which included winning a premiership with them in 1933. He then moved to Canterbury-Bankstown and played six seasons with them between 1936 and 1941. He won a further premiership with Canterbury in 1938 and he scored two tries in that match.[2] He was the father of another Canterbury-Bankstown legend, Ray Gartner.[3]
Gartner died on 1 February 2002, aged 90.[4]
