Toast R.I.P. - Les Gardner

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Essendon Football Club would like to extend its deepest condolences to the Gardner family, following the sad passing of premiership player Les Gardner, aged 89.
A member of the 1946, 1949 and 1950 premiership teams, Gardner was part of the Bombers post war golden era.
Teammate Jack Jones said the Essendon family had lost a great person.
'He was a champion bloke and a champion player,' Jones said
'Playing off a half back flank or in the midfield he was always one of the first bloke picked in the team. He was a beautiful drop kick and a wonderful mark'
Gardner played 168 games between 1943 and 1952.
Stats
1950 GF Video vs Nth Melbourne

 

[VelvetSledge]

Vale Les, seems like we're having a lot of the old lads dropping like flies.

 

[eth-dog]

RIP Les

 

[Donakebab]

Club going through a sad time with so many champions of one of our brightest eras passing away. Vale Les.

 

[yaco55]

He is one premiership player that I know little of.

Can anyone shed some light on Gardner.

 

[Lord Nicholson]

He is one premiership player that I know little of.

The club should really do a book on the Reynolds era, since you could argue that it was the one time that the club genuinely dominated for a protracted period of time.

 

[yaco55]

The club should really do a book on the Reynolds era, since you could argue that it was the one time that the club genuinely dominated for a protracted period of time.

Great idea.