Gerald Thomas Tanner (24 August 1921 – 10 January 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.867.
Family The son of Aloysius Lindsay Walter Tanner (1890–1990), and Monica Amy Tanner (1895–1963), née Knight,Marriages: Tanner—Knight, The Argus, (Saturday, 2 March 1918), p.13.Wodonga Girl Weds, The Border Morning Herald, (Saturday, 19 November 1949), p.6. Gerald Thomas Tanner was born at Wodonga, Victoria on 24 August 1921.
He married Margaret Raie Murphy (1928–2005) on 12 November 1949.Wedding: Tanner Murphy, The Wodonga and Towong Sentinel, (Friday, 18 November 1949), p.2. He is the father of former North Melbourne and Melbourne player, Xavier Tanner.
Football Tanner was originally from Wodonga and played with Murray Football League club Cobram in 1939 and 1940 before his recruitment by Richmond.
Tanner returned to Wodonga in 1945 and went onto play 120 games with Wodonga, including their 1949 O&MFL grand final loss to Albury.
Death He turned 100 on 24 August 2021, and died at Wodonga, Victoria on 10 January 2022.
Notes
References Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996.
External links
Gerald Tanner profile at Tigerland Archive 1945 - Wodonga FC team photo 1948 - Wodonga FC team photo 1949 - Wodonga FC team photo 1949 - Wodonga FC O&MFL grand final team photo 100th Birthday photo