Full Name: LEN GARDNER
Date of Birth: 16/02/1931
Date of Death: May 17 2025
Height: 180 cm ( 5-11 )
Weight: 81 kg ( 12-11 )
Guernsey: 34
Debut: 21/04/1951, Round 1, Footscray
Last Game: 11/08/1951, Round 15, Hawthorn
RICHMOND SENIORS
Seasons: 1951
Total Games: 5
Total Goals: 0
RICHMOND RESERVES
Seasons: 1948-51
Total Games: 41
Total Goals: 13
Honours: Best & Fairest 1951
BIOGRAPHY
Len was a ruck-rover who recruited from the local Richmond area. In his senior debut season, 1951, he won the Reserves’ Best and Fairest. He then crossed to Box Hill where he played for two years.
PRE RICHMOND
Burnley Scouts 1946-47 ( Honours - Best & Fairest Once ).
POST RICHMOND
Box Hill VFA 1952-53, Games 21, Goals 12 ; North Kew 1956-57 ( Honours - Premiership 1957, Best & Fairest 1956 ) ; Bena 1958.