Gerald Tanner
Gerald Thomas Tanner was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League.
Family
The son of Aloysius Lindsay Walter Tanner, and Monica Amy Tanner, née Knight, Gerald Thomas Tanner was born at Wodonga, Victoria on 24 August 1921.He married Margaret Raie Murphy on 12 November 1949. 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.