Riley Garcia
Western Bulldogs
AFL career
39 games15 goals
- Debut
- R11 2021 v MEL28 May 2021
- Most recent
- R24 2025 v FRE24 Aug 2025
Stats
AFL
2025 | WBD | 8 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 14.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 54 | 62 |
2024 | WBD | 12 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 15.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 58 | 63 |
2023 | WBD | 3 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 10.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 37 | 28 |
2022 | WBD | 7 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 37 | 37 |
2021 | WBD | 9 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 11.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 42 | 50 |
VFL
2026 | FTS | 1 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 31.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 114 | 131 |
2025 | FTS | 3 | 16.0 | 20.0 | 36.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 117 | - |
2024 | FTS | 11 | 12.9 | 16.9 | 29.8 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 114 | - |
2023 | FTS | 5 | 14.4 | 11.4 | 25.8 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 95 | - |
2022 | FTS | 7 | 13.6 | 11.4 | 25.0 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 88 | - |
2021 | FTS | 6 | 12.3 | 13.7 | 26.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 92 | - |
WAFL
2019 | SWA | 3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 41 |
WAFL Colts
2019 | SWA | 1 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 26.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 92 |
2018 | SWA | 12 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 24.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 86 |
2017 | SWA | 11 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 15.1 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 53 |
2016 | SWA | 1 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 56 |
Bio
Selected by the Western Bulldogs with pick 62 in the 2019 National Draft, Riley Garcia arrived at the Whitten Oval as a patience-required prospect after tearing his ACL during his draft year with Western Australia. A diminutive but tenacious midfielder capable of pushing forward, he is characterised by his clean hands in traffic, high work rate, and willingness to attack the contest against larger opponents. Despite consistently dominating at VFL level—highlighted by a Footscray Best and Fairest award—Garcia found it difficult to cement a spot in a star-studded Bulldogs engine room, often finding himself on the fringe of selection or utilised as the tactical substitute. While he attracted trade interest from clubs in his home state seeking ready-made midfield depth, he remained with the Bulldogs throughout this period, persisting as a high-pressure rotation player fighting to bridge the gap between state league dominance and regular senior football.
Profile
- Born
- 30 Jan 2001 (age 25y 264d)
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 77 kg
Teams
- 39 games, 15 goals2020–present · Pick 62, 2019 National Draft
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Bio
1 revisionSelected by the Western Bulldogs with pick 62 in the 2019 National Draft, Riley Garcia arrived at the Whitten Oval as a patience-required prospect after tearing his ACL during his draft year with Western Australia. A diminutive but tenacious midfielder capable of pushing forward, he is characterised by his clean hands in traffic, high work rate, and willingness to attack the contest against larger opponents. Despite consistently dominating at VFL level—highlighted by a Footscray Best and Fairest award—Garcia found it difficult to cement a spot in a star-studded Bulldogs engine room, often finding himself on the fringe of selection or utilised as the tactical substitute. While he attracted trade interest from clubs in his home state seeking ready-made midfield depth, he remained with the Bulldogs throughout this period, persisting as a high-pressure rotation player fighting to bridge the gap between state league dominance and regular senior football.