Vin Gardiner

Vin Gardiner
Personal information
Birth 23 October 1885
Height and weight 167 cm, 67.5 kg
Playing career¹
Team(s)

Melbourne (1905)

  • 2 games, 0 goals

Carlton (1907–1917)

  • 157 games, 341 goals

Total – 159 Games, 341 Goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1917 season

Vincent Sidley "Vin" Gardiner (23 October 1885 – October 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Gardiner came from a footballing family, his father John had played for Carlton, and his brother Jack also played for Melbourne and Carlton.

Gardiner bean his career with Melbourne, but only played two games for the Demons in 1905. Gardiner then made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in round 3 of the 1907 season. In his second season, 1908, Gardiner was part of Carlton's premiership winning team. He was also the club's leading goalkicker that season. Gardiner went on to win Carlton's leading goalkicker award six more times and win another premiership, in 1915. He left the Blues at the end of the 1917 season.[1]

Gardiner was made a life member of Carlton in 1949.[2]

References

  1. ^ Main, Jim; Holmesby, Russell (1992). The Encyclopedia of League Footballers. Melbourne, Victoria: Wilkinson Books. p. 141. ISBN 1-86337-085-4.
  2. ^ "Life Members At Carlton". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848–1954) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia): p. 18. 18 August 1949. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22772370. Retrieved 13 January 2011. 

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