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Russel Gartner

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Friday, 16th September, 1955
Current Age
70 years and 261 days

Known Family Links

Cousin
Daniel Gartner
Grandfather
Joe Gartner
Uncle
Clive Gartner
Cousin twice removed
Geoff Gartner
Father
Jim Gartner
Uncle
Keith Gartner

Competitions Won

World Cup
1977
Interstate Series
1977
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1976, 1978
Preseason Cup
1980
Midweek Cup
1985, 1987

Biography

Durable centre/winger, the son of former C’bury player Jim Gartner, partnered Bob Fulton in Manly's 1976 grand final win over P’matta. Gartner achieved the high-point of his career with selection in the Australian World Series squad in 1977. He scored a spectacular 65m try in the final against Great Britain and was the season's leading try-scorer that year with 17 tries. Gartner's double in the 1978 grand final replay gave Manly its fourth title in seven years but his rep career faded in the early 1980s. After a period with Easts, his club career was resurrected at Balmain where the ‘Gartner’ magic of old resurfaced. He played in the 1988 grand final on the wing and retired the following year - a non-playing reserve in the Tigers' grand final loss in extra-time to Canberra.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 1 1 2 1---1 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
World Cup 1 1 1 2 1---1 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - - 1 1 ----- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series 1 1 - 1 ----- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country - 2 - 2 2---2 - - - 6 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) 2 218 10 228 4332--75 - - - 257 - - - 136 89 3 59.65% List
NRL Finals - 20 - 20 6---6 - - - 18 - - - 10 8 2 50.00% List
Preseason Cup 1 13 2 15 8-1-9 - - - 27 - - - 11 4 - 73.33% List
Midweek Cup 2 25 - 25 34--7 - - - 25 - - - 14 10 1 56.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  260 14 274 57361-94 - - - 318 - - - 167 103 4 60.95% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1977   1 1 2 1---1 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1977   1 1 2 1---1 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City Seconds 1977-78   2 - 2 2---2 - - - 6 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1977   1 1 2 ----- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
ManlyManly 19751975 NSWRFL   2 2 41---1 - - - 3 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
ManlyManly 19761976 NSWRFL   12 1 135---5 - - - 15 - - - 8 5 - 61.54% List
ManlyManly 19771977 NSWRFL   20 - 2017---17 - - - 51 - - - 13 7 - 65.00% List
ManlyManly 19781978 NSWRFL   24 - 2410---10 - - - 30 - - - 16 6 2 66.67% List
ManlyManly 19791979 NSWRFL   20 - 206---6 - - - 18 - - - 11 8 1 55.00% List
ManlyManly 19801980 NSWRFL   17 - 17----- - - - - - - - 10 7 - 58.82% List
ManlyManly 19811981 NSWRFL   8 1 91---1 - - - 3 - - - 3 6 - 33.33% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19821982 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   9 2 113---3 - - - 9 - - - 6 5 - 54.55% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19831983 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   20 1 21-3--3 - - - 12 - - - 10 11 - 47.62% List
BalmainBalmain 19851985 NSWRL Winfield Cup   22 - 22-9--9 - - - 36 - - - 15 7 - 68.18% List
BalmainBalmain 19861986 NSWRL Winfield Cup   23 - 23-5--5 - - - 20 - - - 13 10 - 56.52% List
BalmainBalmain 19871987 NSWRL Winfield Cup   18 - 18-10--10 - - - 40 - - - 10 8 - 55.56% List
BalmainBalmain 19881988 NSWRL Winfield Cup   15 1 16-5--5 - - - 20 - - - 12 4 - 75.00% List
BalmainBalmain 19891989 NSWRL Winfield Cup   8 2 10----- - - - - - - - 6 4 - 60.00% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Manly 1975-81   103 4 107 40---40 - - - 120 - - - 64 40 3 59.81% List
Eastern Suburbs 1982-83   29 3 32 33--6 - - - 21 - - - 16 16 - 50.00% List
Balmain 1985-89   86 3 89 -29--29 - - - 116 - - - 56 33 - 62.92% List

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Steven Russo, Tony McCarron, Max Turner

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Match Video, Castleford Tigers Heritage , News Reports, Widnes RLFC History , RFL Player Registers