Australian rules footballer (born 1935)
Australian rules footballer
| Alex Gardiner |
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| Full name |
Alex Gardiner |
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| Date of birth |
(1935-01-03)3 January 1935 |
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| Original team(s) |
Gisborne |
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| Height |
175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
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| Weight |
73 kg (161 lb) |
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| Position(s) |
Wingman |
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| Years |
Club |
Games (Goals) |
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| 1955–56, 1958–62 |
Footscray |
92 (18) |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1962. |
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Alec Gardiner (born 3 January 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). His father, also named Alec 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.
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