Daniel Gartner (born 15 October 1972 in Sydney,

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) is an Australian former

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...

footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. His position was second row forward and he played in Australia with the

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rugb ...

. Gartner then played in England with the

Bradford Bulls The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is predom ...

, winning championships with both clubs. He was also a representative player for Australia.

Playing career

The son of Clive Gartner (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) and nephew of former Manly premiership player and international representative, Russel Gartner, Gartner was a vital member of the

premiership side in the 1996

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competition forming part of a lethal back row that included

Steve Menzies Steve Menzies (born 4 December 1973), commonly referred to by his nickname "Beaver", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer best known for his career with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. He also played for the Bradford Bull ...

and

Nik Kosef Nik Kosef (born 6 June 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and second-row forward in the 1990s and 2000s. He was a state and international representative whose club career was spent with the Manl ...

. In 1996, Gartner was selected to represent Australia. Gartner also played for Manly in the club's 1995 and 1997 grand final defeats against Canterbury and Newcastle respectively. He played for Manly from 1992–1999. Gartner played in what was then the club's last game as a stand-alone entity in Round 26 1999 against the

St George-Illawarra Dragons The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint-ve ...

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which ended in a 20–18 defeat. Following the conclusion of the 1999 season, Manly were forced to merge with arch rivals North Sydney to form the

Northern Eagles The Northern Eagles were a rugby league team, that competed in the National Rugby League (NRL) between 2000 and 2002. The club was formed during the rationalisation process of the NRL by the merger of the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the Nort ...

. Gartner was one of the players selected to be a part of the new side. Gartner made 19 appearances for the Northern Eagles in his only season with the team. Gartner played for the

from 2000 to 2003. He played for the

at second-row forward in their

2001 Super League Grand Final The 2001 Super League Grand Final was the Fourth official Grand Final and the conclusive and championship-deciding match of Super League VI. The match was held on Saturday 13 October 2001 at Old Trafford, Manchester, and was contested by Bradfor ...

victory against the

Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league club in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Super League. Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, Wigan was a founding member of the Northern Rugby Football Union followin ...

. As Super League VI champions, the Bulls played against 2001 NRL Premiers, the

Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, th ...

in the

2002 World Club Challenge The 2002 World Club Challenge was held on Friday, 1 February 2002, at the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield, England. The game was contested by Bradford Bulls and Newcastle Knights. Background Bradford Bulls The 2001 Super League Grand Fina ...

. Gartner played at second-row forward, scoring a

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in Bradford's victory. Gartner played for

at second-row forward in their

2002 Super League Grand Final The 2002 Super League Grand Final was the Fifth official Grand Final and conclusive and championship-deciding game of Super League VII. Held on Saturday 19 October 2002 at Old Trafford, Manchester, the game was played between St. Helens and Brad ...

loss against St. Helens. He was later part of Bradford's Treble Winning 2003 Season. Gartner played for the

at second-row forward in their

2003 Super League Grand Final The 2003 Super League Grand Final was the 6th official Grand Final conclusive and premiership-deciding match of Super League VIII. Held on Saturday 18 October 2003 at Old Trafford, Manchester, the game was played between Bradford Bulls and Wigan ...

victory against the

References

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