▁contract ▁was ▁susp ended ▁in def initely ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁f ined ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁following ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁a ▁traffic ▁accident ▁in ▁the ▁Per th ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Sc ar borough . ▁ ▁While ▁he ▁escaped ▁the ▁accident ▁with ▁only ▁minor ▁inj uries , ▁West ▁Coast ▁E ag les ▁chief ▁executive ▁ ▁Tre vor ▁N is b ett ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁highly ▁unlikely ▁the ▁club ▁would ▁renew ▁his ▁contract ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁St ▁K ilda ▁Football ▁Club ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Trade ▁Period ▁With ▁Michael ▁Gard iner ' s ▁football ▁career ▁in ▁lim bo ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁effective ▁s ack ing ▁by ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁E ag les , ▁spec ulation ▁linked ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁trade ▁to ▁a ▁Victor ian - based ▁club , ▁with ▁St ▁K ilda ▁or ▁Carl ton ▁tout ed ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁likely ▁destination ▁for ▁the ▁r uck man . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁A FL ▁Trade ▁Period , ▁the ▁E ag les ▁trad ed ▁Gard iner ▁to ▁St ▁K ilda ▁with ▁a ▁swap ▁of ▁third ▁round ▁draft ▁pick s ▁( No . ▁ 4 3 ▁for ▁No . ▁ 5 9 ). ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season ▁Due ▁to ▁persistent ▁inj uries , ▁Gard iner ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁play ▁any ▁compet itive ▁A FL ▁football ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season ▁Michael ▁Gard iner ▁started ▁his ▁St ▁K ilda ▁career ▁by ▁playing