Ryan Gardner (footballer)

Ryan Gardner
Gardner in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Smithton, Tasmania
Original team(s)	Burnie Dockers Football Club Redpa Football Club
Draft	No. 59, 2015 AFL draft, Geelong
Debut	2 June 2019, Western Bulldogs  vs. West Coast, at Perth Stadium
Height	197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s)	Forward/Defender/Ruck
Club information
Current club	Western Bulldogs
Number	43
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2015–2018	Geelong	0 (0)
2019–	Western Bulldogs	53 (3)
Total		53 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Career highlights
VFL premiership player: 2025
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ryan Gardner (born 1 June 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Gardner was initially drafted by Geelong at pick 59 in the 2015 AFL draft, but was delisted at the end of the 2018 season without having played a senior game. ^[1] However, Gardner was recruited by the Western Bulldogs in the 2019 mid-season rookie draft and made his debut on 2 June 2019.

Before being drafted by Geelong, Gardner played for the Burnie Dockers Football Club. ^[2]

Gardner injured his AC joint in his shoulder in the opening minutes of Round 3, keeping him out of the team for an estimated 10 weeks. ^[3]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2023 season ^[4]

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2019	Western Bulldogs	43	2	2	1	4	8	12	2	1	1.0	0.5	2.0	4.0	6.0	1.0	0.5
2020 [a]	Western Bulldogs	43	10	0	0	41	35	76	27	13	0.0	0.0	4.1	3.5	7.6	2.7	1.3
2021	Western Bulldogs	43	9	0	0	37	20	55	20	5	0.0	0.0	4.11	2.0	6.11	2.22	0.56
2022	Western Bulldogs	43	22	0	0	164	78	242	116	25	0.0	0.0	7.45	3.55	11.0	5.27	1.14
2023	Western Bulldogs	43	10	1	0	61	28	89	36	15	0.1	0.0	6.1	2.8	8.9	3.6	1.5
2024	Western Bulldogs	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2025	Western Bulldogs	43	1	0	0	4	1	5	1	2	0.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	5.0	1.0	2.0
Career			53	3	1	307	167	474	201	59	0.06	0.02	5.79	3.15	8.94	3.79	1.11

Honours & Achievements

• Individual
  • Brad Johnson Best Team Player - Western Bulldogs : 2022

Notes

1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

1. Cleary, Mitch (11 September 2018). "Crameri axed as Cats confirm six cuts" . Retrieved 15 June 2019.
2. Fair, Alex (11 September 2018). "Burnie Dockers Ryan Gardner delisted by Geelong".
3. Cleary, Mitch (2 April 2021). "Bruce boots massive bag in brutal demolition of dismal Roos". AFL Media. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
4. "Aaron Naughton Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

External links

• Ryan Gardner's profile on the official website of the Western Bulldogs
• Ryan Gardner's playing statistics from AFL Tables