▁football ▁for ▁the ▁Sain ts . ▁During ▁the ▁game , ▁Gard iner ▁proved ▁he ▁had ▁lost ▁none ▁of ▁his ▁ability ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 0 ▁dispos al ▁half ▁before ▁being ▁sub bed ▁out . ▁The ▁Carl ton ▁match ▁would ▁prove ▁to ▁be ▁Gard iner ’ s ▁last ▁A FL ▁game ▁before ▁ret iring ▁after ▁the ▁Sain ts ▁elim ination ▁final ▁defeat ▁to ▁Sydney ▁the ▁following ▁week . ▁Gard iner ▁played ▁ 5 2 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Sain ts , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁pre - em in ence ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁r uck men ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁played ▁a ▁p iv otal ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Sain ts ▁challeng ing ▁for ▁premiers hips ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁seasons . ▁ ▁Statistics ▁ ▁| - ▁style =" background - color : ▁# E AE AE A " ▁| ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁| ▁ ▁| ▁ 1 9 ▁| ▁ 1 0 ▁| ▁ 9 ▁| ▁ 5 ▁| ▁ 6 9 ▁| ▁ 4 7 ▁| ▁ 1 1 6 ▁| ▁ 5 4 ▁| ▁ 1 ▁| ▁ 8 5 ▁| ▁ 0 . 9 ▁| ▁ 0 . 5 ▁| ▁ 6 . 9 ▁| ▁ 4 . 7 ▁| ▁ 1 1 . 6 ▁| ▁ 5 . 4 ▁| ▁ 0 . 1 ▁| ▁ 8 . 5 ▁| - ▁| ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁| ▁ ▁| ▁ 1 9 ▁| ▁ 1