Surely this one isn't hard to sort out, surely there are public stats that will tell if Gaspar was playing reserves before he retired
I personally cbf but I'm sure someone has the time on their hands
Injuries took a toll on him towards the end of his playing career, but he continued to give Richmond valuable service in the back half. At the age of 31 years, Gaspar announced his retirement after the fifth round of the 2007 AFL season, finishing on 228 games, after a disagreement with his coach, Terry Wallace over his position in the team.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_Gaspar2007 Games Log for Darren Gaspar (Richmond Tigers)
Description Date Opponent Result K HB D M G B T HO GA I50 FF FA BL
Round 5 Apr 28 Eagles Loss 76-99 5 2 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2
Round 4 Apr 20 Bulldogs Loss 100-132 4 3 7 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
Round 3 Apr 13 Magpies Loss 90-115 9 4 13 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1
Round 2 Apr 7 Swans Loss 72-88 7 6 13 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
Round 1 Apr 1 Blues Loss 98-115 6 12 18 5 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 2