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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]

Gerald Tanner
Personal information
Full name Gerald Thomas Tanner
Date of birth (1921-08-24)24 August 1921
Place of birth Creswick, Victoria
Date of death 10 January 2022(2022-01-10) (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

Family


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


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


He turned 100 on 24 August 2021,[6] and died at Wodonga, Victoria on 10 January 2022.[7]


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