Player

Ryan Gardner

Western Bulldogs · #43·7 seasons (2019–2026)·55 games·Born 1-Jun-1997 (age 29)·197 cm·93 kg
Active defender · #89 of 131 active defenders
KICK-D · FORMAverage
54
2026 · SEASONDepth
11
CAREERDepth
26
LAST 40Depth
28
KICK-P·Form position-fair rolling-40 · Season / Career / Last 40 overall KICK (Brownlow-aligned, mid-biased by design). See the Brownlow-aligned overall leaderboard →
Games
55
Disposals
484
Goals
3
Tackles
62
Brownlow votes
0

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

Form

Recent matches

The last 5 games, newest first. Click any row for the full match recap.

Per-game KICK caps at 100 for display. A game that exceeded the cap shows as 100+; season and career averages use the uncapped raw value, which is why a stretch of 100+ games can lift the headline number above a naive average of what's shown here.

All-time

Career-best games

The 10 highest-KICK individual matches of Ryan Gardner's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

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What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

Career

Per-game averages

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
2019Western Bulldogs22.04.06.01.00.51.00.52.00.50.53.03.00.5
2020Western Bulldogs104.13.57.62.71.40.30.90.12.15.31.7
2021Western Bulldogs94.12.06.12.20.60.21.30.12.83.62.1
2022Western Bulldogs227.53.511.05.31.10.32.50.13.87.52.3
2023Western Bulldogs106.12.88.93.61.50.10.62.10.33.45.92.3
2025Western Bulldogs14.01.05.01.02.02.02.03.01.0
2026Western Bulldogs14.01.05.01.01.03.02.0

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
2019Western Bulldogs248122121411661
2020Western Bulldogs104135762714391215317
2021Western Bulldogs93718552052121253219
2022Western Bulldogs22164782421162575618316451
2023Western Bulldogs10612889361516213345923
2025Western Bulldogs1415122231
2026Western Bulldogs14151132
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
20
16, 16, 16, 15, 15, 14, 12, 12, 12
Kicks
14
12, 12, 11, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8
Marks
9
8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7
Handballs
9
8, 8, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4
Goals
1
1, 1
Behinds
1
Hit Outs
4
Tackles
5
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2
Rebounds
6
6, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Inside 50s
3
2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Clearances
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Clangers
6
5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Frees
3
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1
Frees Against
3
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Contested Possessions
9
8, 8, 7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5
Uncontested Possessions
13
12, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9
Contested Marks
2
2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Marks Inside 50
1
One Percenters
19
18, 14, 13, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11
Bounces
1
1
Goal Assists
1