Ryan Gardner

Western Bulldogs

DefenderBack Pocket Right #43 Active

Career games: 58
Debut: 2019

Player Information

Height 197 cm

Age 29 years

Date of Birth 1-Jun-1997

AFL Debut 2019

Drafted: Pick #59 — 2015 National Draft by Geelong

Player bio

A career in numbers

Ryan Gardner made his AFL debut for Western Bulldogs in 2019 and has played 58 games for the club. Geelong selected him with pick 59 in the 2015 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was right back pocket. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 3.6 marks and 8.6 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total is 116 marks, from 22 games in 2022 at an average of 5.3 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 11.00 per game in 2022. The largest total in those seasons is 242 disposals, recorded in 2022.

Selected seasons: disposals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2022	22	242	11.00
2023	10	89	8.90

About these season figures

Compared 4 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	T	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	CM	IM	1%	TOG	EFF	MIN	SC	DT	MG	GBG	SCL	TO	HTA	HOW%	HTA%	SP	CD1	CDL%	INT	CBA%	SOG	SHACC%	GACC%	SI	PA	CBA	KI%	RC	EK	KE%	MOL	APR	D50P	DMP	AMP	A50P	Tagged
2026	EF	WBD	@ ADE	L	68-90	Adelaide Oval	INT	INT	43	5	3	2	3	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	1	2	35%	80%	43	20	26	35	0	0	0	1	14.3	25	2	2	50	2	18.5%	0	0%	0%	2	3	5	0%	28	3	100%	1	-0.2	1	1	2	0	—
2026	WC	WBD	vs COL	W	96-93	MCG	INT	INT	43	3	2	1	1	0	2	5	0	1	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	16%	67%	21	24	24	97	1	2	1	0	31.3	0	1	0	0	1	18.8%	0	0%	0%	0	3	6	0%	16	1	50%	0	4.8	1	2	1	1	—
2026	24	WBD	@ MEL	W	108-87	MCG	INT	INT	43	4	3	1	2	1	1	7	0	1	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	35%	100%	46	39	35	89	0	0	0	3	20.6	42.9	2	0	0	0	18.8%	1	100%	100%	2	6	6	0%	34	3	100%	0	3.6	2	1	0	1	—
2026	7	WBD	vs SYD	L	60-126	Marvel Stadium	DEF	BPR	43	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	12	90%	20%	114	25	11	107	0	0	4	0	0	0	12	1	0	2	0%	0	0%	0%	0	6	0	0%	0	1	25%	0	5.4	2	1	0	0	—
2025	14	WBD	vs HAW	L	59-81	Marvel Stadium	INT	INT	43	5	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	3	1	1	0	1	1	5	95%	20%	117	26	26	107	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	2	100	2	0%	0	0%	0%	0	18	0	0%	0	1	25%	0	3.7	2	2	1	0	—