West Coast Eagles Career
Gardiner was the number 1 draft pick in the 1996 National Draft.
Gardiner debuted in 1997 at only 17 years of age.
There were big wraps on Gardiner as an emerging ruckman/forward. He did not disappoint, winning a Rising Star nomination in 1997 and All Australian selection in 2003. However, he was then limited by chronic knee injuries, and played 18 games in the next three seasons with the Eagles with Dean Cox becoming the leading ruckman in the AFL competition.
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