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Michael Gardiner

Michael Gardiner

West Coast / St Kilda
— Retired
Career games
181
Debut
1997
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Player Information

Height 199 cm
Date of Birth 5-Jul-1979
AFL Debut 1997

Accolades

Player bio

A career in numbers

Michael Gardiner made his AFL debut for West Coast in 1997 and played 181 games, including 129 for West Coast between 1997 and 2006 and 52 for St Kilda between 2008 and 2011.

He averaged 11.3 disposals and 0.4 tackles per game and scored 110 goals and 88 behinds. He played 10 games in his debut season, averaging 8.5 hitouts per game. His highest recorded season total was 453 hitouts, from 18 games in 2003 at an average of 25.2 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 14.88 per game in 2002. The largest total in those seasons is 258 disposals, recorded in 2001.

His honours include an All-Australian selection.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20012025812.90
20021623814.88
20092020010.00
20102223210.55
About these season figures

Compared 11 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2011 24
St Kilda STK
Carlton @ CAR
W
86-66
MCG -- -- 15 10 4 6 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 2 7 2 0 1 1 0 -- 1 0 0 34% 70% 40 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2010 GF
St Kilda STK
Collingwood @ COL
D
68-68
MCG -- -- 15 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 -- 1 0 0 32% 50% 40 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2010 PF
St Kilda STK
Western Bulldogs vs WBD
W
88-64
MCG -- -- 15 10 8 2 4 1 2 1 15 1 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 1 2 -- 3 0 1 58% 40% 69 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2010 QF
St Kilda STK
Geelong @ GEE
W
83-79
MCG -- -- 15 6 2 4 1 1 0 2 24 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 -- 2 0 0 60% 83% 72 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2010 22
St Kilda STK
Adelaide @ ADE
L
37-65
AAMI Stadium -- -- 15 14 10 4 7 1 1 1 18 0 0 1 4 10 2 2 1 1 1 -- 1 0 0 66% 71% 76 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
Latest 5 of 181 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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