Ryan Gardner (born 1 June 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the 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 AFL season without having played a senior game. 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. 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. Statistics Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season |- |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019 |style="text-align:center;"| | 43 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 2 || 1 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 2.0 || 4.0 || 6.0 || 1.0 || 0.5 |-style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2020 |style="text-align:center;"| | 43 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 41 || 35 || 76 || 27 || 13 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 4.1 || 3.5 || 7.6 || 2.7 || 1.3 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021 |style="text-align:center;"| | 43 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 15 || 6 || 21 || 11 || 2 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.0 || 2.0 || 7.0 || 3.7 || 0.7 |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3| Career ! 15 ! 2 ! 1 ! 60 ! 49 ! 109 ! 40 ! 16 ! 0.1 ! 0.1 ! 4.0 ! 3.3 ! 7.3 ! 2.7 ! 1.1 |} Notes References External links 1997 births Living people Geelong Football Club players Western Bulldogs players Australian rules footballers from Tasmania Burnie Dockers Football Club players