FL ▁football ▁in ▁the ▁Sain ts ' ▁Round ▁ 1 3 ▁match ▁against ▁Richmond , ▁a ▁remarkable ▁mil estone ▁for ▁a ▁player ▁who ▁had ▁batt led ▁persistent ▁inj uries ▁that ▁saw ▁him ▁cut ▁down ▁in ▁his ▁prime , ▁before ▁being ▁del isted ▁by ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁E ag les ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Another ▁of ▁the ▁highlight s ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁for ▁Gard iner ▁occurred ▁the ▁next ▁week ▁in ▁the ▁Round ▁ 1 4 ▁block b uster ▁cl ash ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁und efe ated ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁competition ▁- ▁the ▁Sain ts ▁and ▁the ▁C ats . ▁In ▁front ▁of ▁an ▁A FL ▁record ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 5 4 , ▁ 4 4 4 ▁at ▁D ock lands ▁Stadium , ▁Gard iner ▁k icked ▁four ▁goals ▁including ▁the ▁match - w inner ▁after ▁a ▁spect ac ular ▁mark ▁in ▁the ▁closing ▁minutes ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁Gard iner ▁would ▁receive ▁ 3 ▁Brown low ▁Medal ▁votes ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁performance ▁as ▁best ▁player ▁on ▁ground ▁against ▁the ▁C ats . ▁ ▁St ▁K ilda ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁A FL ▁Grand ▁Final ▁after ▁qual ifying ▁and ▁pre lim inary ▁final s ▁wins . ▁Gard iner ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁grand ▁final ▁in ▁which ▁St ▁K ilda ▁were ▁defeated ▁by ▁ 1 2 ▁points . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season ▁Gard iner ▁had ▁a ▁stell ar ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season . ▁He ▁played ▁ 2 2 ▁games , ▁the ▁most ▁he ▁had