Jack Gardiner
Melbourne and Carlton
AFL career
86 games59 goals
- Debut
- R2 1901 v COL9 May 1901
- Most recent
- R1 1908 v RCH2 May 1908
Stats
1908 | MEL | 1 | 0.0 |
1907 | MEL | 14 | 0.9 |
1906 | MEL | 15 | 0.3 |
1905 | MEL | 12 | 0.5 |
1904 | MEL | 15 | 1.6 |
1903 | MEL | 13 | 0.5 |
1902 | CAR | 2 | 0.5 |
1901 | CAR | 14 | 0.3 |
Bio
Born into football royalty as the son of Carlton VFA pioneer John "Tiger" Gardiner, Jack Gardiner arrived at Princes Park from St Jude's with significant pedigree. Despite his family ties to the Blues, the goal-kicking rover crossed to Melbourne in 1903, where he established himself as a mainstay of the Redlegs' midfield for five seasons. A creative player capable of resting forward to hit the scoreboard, he played a crucial role in the club's engine room before making a sudden departure early in the 1908 season. Gardiner relocated to Tasmania to accept a unique dual role as a representative coach and umpire, eventually carving out a massive legacy across Bass Strait as a premiership-winning captain-coach with Cananore and an inaugural inductee into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame.
Profile
- Born
- 08 May 1881
- Died
- 03 Apr 1967 (aged 85y 330d)
- Birthplace
- Carlton, VIC
- Deathplace
- Hobart, TAS
Teams
Family
- Brother:Vin Gardiner
Bio
1 revisionBorn into football royalty as the son of Carlton VFA pioneer John "Tiger" Gardiner, Jack Gardiner arrived at Princes Park from St Jude's with significant pedigree. Despite his family ties to the Blues, the goal-kicking rover crossed to Melbourne in 1903, where he established himself as a mainstay of the Redlegs' midfield for five seasons. A creative player capable of resting forward to hit the scoreboard, he played a crucial role in the club's engine room before making a sudden departure early in the 1908 season. Gardiner relocated to Tasmania to accept a unique dual role as a representative coach and umpire, eventually carving out a massive legacy across Bass Strait as a premiership-winning captain-coach with Cananore and an inaugural inductee into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame.