Eric Gardner
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Eric Gardner | ||||||||
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Full name | Eric Gardner | |||||||
Date of Birth | June 27, 1881 | |||||||
Place of Birth | Victoria, Australia | |||||||
Recruited from | Melbourne Grammar | |||||||
Death | 1905, Sweden | |||||||
Playing Career1 | ||||||||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | ||||||
1900-03 | Melbourne | 39 (13) | ||||||
¹ Club statistics to end of 1903 season | ||||||||
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Eric Gardner (born June 27, 1881) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne. Younger brother of Corrie Gardner, Eric was a long kicking forward. He played as a wingman and missed out on playing in Melbourne's 1900 premiership side, in his debut season, through injury. He died young in 1905 while in Sweden.
[edit] Source
Holmesby, Russel & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.