Former Western Bulldogs coach Terry Wallace believes some of Ryan Gardner's teammates will be a little upset with his selection, as he looks set to make his debut on Sunday.

Gardner was recruited by the Dogs from Footscray's VFL team during the mid-season draft on Monday night, and has been fast-tracked into the Dogs' 22 for this weekend.

โ€œYouโ€™ll have a player or a few players that would be nose out of joint,โ€ he toldย The Match Committee.

โ€œI mean, he touched it three times in the VFL on the weekend but thatโ€™s not his role.

โ€œHe would play, I would think, as a defender but he could play as a forward.

โ€œHeโ€™s played at either end of the ground all the way through his career.

โ€œI know itโ€™s a needs basis and the bigs have been causing the Bulldogs problems all year but from what I know, heโ€™s not a player thatโ€™s dominated at the next level of recent times.โ€