Joe Gartner

Joe Gartner

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Samuel Gartner
Born	1912 Marrickville, New South Wales
Died	1 February 2002 Wiley Park, New South Wales
Playing information
Position	Centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1931–35	Newtown	31	13	0	0	39
1936–41	Canterbury	56	31	0	0	93
	Total	87	44	0	0	132
Source: Whiticker/Hudson

Joseph Samuel Gartner (1912-2002) was an Australian rugby league player of the 1930s and was a dual premiership winner.

Joe 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 Jets between 1931-1935, which included winning a premiership with them in 1933. He then moved to Canterbury-Bankstown and played six seasons with tem between 1936-1941. He won a further premiership with Canterbury in 1938 and he scored two tries in that match.^[1] He was the father of another Canterbury-Bankstwon legend, Ray Gartner.

Joe Gartner died on 1 February 2002, aged 90.^[2]

References

1. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1955 (ISBN 1875169571)
2. Daily Telegraph: Death Notice 5/2/2002