Xavier Tanner
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Xavier Tanner (born 2 May 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
A centreman, Tanner was recruited to the VFL from Wodonga in the Ovens & Murray Football League. He played in North Melbourne's 1977 premiership side and their losing grand final the following season. After exactly 100 games with North Melbourne he joined his old coach Ron Barassi at Melbourne in 1984 and spent the last two seasons of his career with them.[2]
Tanner was coach of the Murray Bushrangers Football Club in the Under 18 TAC Cup between 2001 and 2005.
Tanner is currently the assistant principal at Wanganui Park Secondary College in Shepparton, Victoria.
Tanner's father, Gerald Tanner, played one game for Richmond in 1941.[3]
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- ↑ Fullpointsfooty profile http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/t-u-v.htm#Xavier%20Tanner%20(North%20Melbourne%20&%20Melbourne)
- ↑ Template:PAGENAMEBASE's playing statistics from AFL TablesTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- ↑ Hillier, K. (2004) Like Father Like Son, Pennon Publishing, Melbourne. Template:ISBN.
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