Jack Gardiner
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John Carlton 'Jack' Gardiner (8 May 1881–1967) was an Australian rules football
er who played for Carlton
and Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL). He then became a successful coach in the Tasmanian Football League
.
Gardiner came from a football playing family with his father, John, a Carlton player during the 1870s. Vin Gardiner
, his younger brother, also played at both Melbourne and Carlton.
His VFL career, spent mostly as a rover, began with two seasons at his father's club before switching to Melbourne in 1903. He kicked 24 goals in 1904 and was a regular in the Melbourne side until 1907.
The rover spent the 1908 season in Tasmania, as an umpire and coach of the TFL representative team. He returned to the mainland to coach Tasmania at the 1908 Melbourne Carnival
and stopped umpiring after that year.
He resumed his playing career in 1909 when he joined Cananore
as captain. His tenure included four TFL premierships, including three in a row from 1909 to 1911. Gardiner also captained the state at the 1911 Adelaide Carnival
. Appointed Cananore captain-coach following the war, he steered them to more premierships in 1921 and 1922. His final port of call was North Hobart, whom he spent the 1924 and 1925 seasons at before retiring.
In 2005, Gardiner was one of the inaugural inductees into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame
.
His son, Jack Jr, also played football and represented Tasmania as the State wicket-keeper in cricket.
Australian rules football
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er who played for Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
and Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
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(VFL). He then became a successful coach in the Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
.
Gardiner came from a football playing family with his father, John, a Carlton player during the 1870s. Vin Gardiner
Vin Gardiner
Vincent Sidley "Vin" Gardiner was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and Carlton in the Victorian Football League ....
, his younger brother, also played at both Melbourne and Carlton.
His VFL career, spent mostly as a rover, began with two seasons at his father's club before switching to Melbourne in 1903. He kicked 24 goals in 1904 and was a regular in the Melbourne side until 1907.
The rover spent the 1908 season in Tasmania, as an umpire and coach of the TFL representative team. He returned to the mainland to coach Tasmania at the 1908 Melbourne Carnival
1908 Melbourne Carnival
The 1908 Melbourne Carnival was the inaugural Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition. It was known at the time as the Jubilee Australasian Football Carnival as it commemorated 50 years of Australian rules football.-Teams:The Victorian team was...
and stopped umpiring after that year.
He resumed his playing career in 1909 when he joined Cananore
Cananore Football Club
Cananore Football Club was an Australian rules football club, founded in 1901.It competed in the Tasmanian Football League as a junior club from 1901 to 1907, and as a senior club between 1908 and 1941....
as captain. His tenure included four TFL premierships, including three in a row from 1909 to 1911. Gardiner also captained the state at the 1911 Adelaide Carnival
1911 Adelaide Carnival
The 1911 Adelaide Carnival was the second edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition...
. Appointed Cananore captain-coach following the war, he steered them to more premierships in 1921 and 1922. His final port of call was North Hobart, whom he spent the 1924 and 1925 seasons at before retiring.
In 2005, Gardiner was one of the inaugural inductees into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame
Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame
The Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame was established to help recognise outstanding services and overall contribution made to the sport of Australian rules football in Tasmania. Any participant of the sport, including players, umpires, media personalities and coaches, may be inducted...
.
His son, Jack Jr, also played football and represented Tasmania as the State wicket-keeper in cricket.