Joseph Samuel Gartner (1912–2002) was an Australian

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footballer who played in the 1930s and was a dual premiership winner.

Playing career

Gartner was graded with Newtown in 1931 and went straight into first grade. Gartner was a prolific try scorer during his career and usually played on the wing. He played five seasons with Newtown between 1931 and 1935, which included winning a premiership with them in 1933. He then moved to

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and played six seasons with them between 1936 and 1941. He won a further premiership with

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in 1938 and he scored two tries in that match. He was the father of another Canterbury-Bankstown legend,

Ray Gartner Raymond William Gartner (1934-1983) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1950s and 1960s. Playing career Gartner had a long and successful career at Canterbury-Bankstown, playing eleven seasons and over 200 grade games betwe ...

. Gartner died on 1 February 2002, aged 90.Daily Telegraph: Death Notice 5/2/2002

References

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