Liam Ryan (footballer)
| Liam Ryan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Ryan playing for West Coast in July 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname(s) | Flyin' Ryan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1996 | ||
| Original team(s) | Template:WAFL Sub (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 26, 2017 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2018, West Coast vs. Sydney, at Optus Stadium | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Coast | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018– | West Coast | 46 (61) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of rd 9 2020. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Liam Ryan (born 2 October 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a small forward.
Ryan is from Geraldton, Western Australia. His father Darren "Snotty" Ryan played WAFL football for Claremont. Ryan began his football career with Rovers in the Great Northern Football League (GNFL). In 2016 he moved to Perth to play for the Subiaco Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).[2] Beginning in the reserves, he was moved up to the seniors after only four games, and subsequently kicked 40 goals from 16 senior games (including the grand final loss to Peel Thunder). In the 2017 WAFL season, Ryan won the Bernie Naylor Medal as the competition's leading goal-kicker. He kicked 73 goals from 23 games.[3][4]
Ryan was drafted into the AFL by West Coast with their third selection and twenty-sixth overall in the 2017 national draft.[5] He made his debut in the twenty-nine point loss to Sydney at Optus Stadium in the opening round of the 2018 season.[6]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of round 6, 2019 [7]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2018† | West Coast | 1 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 113 | 37 | 150 | 37 | 25 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 11.5 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | West Coast | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 58 | 14 | 19 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| Career | 19 | 24 | 18 | 153 | 55 | 208 | 51 | 44 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 10.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | ||
References
- ^ King, Travis (14 July 2018). "Flyin' Ryan fails to fire in WAFL return". afl.com.au. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ West Coast Eagles’ Liam Ryan ready to make one big leap in AFL debut
- ^ "Liam Ryan WAFL statistics". Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ High-flying WAFL star ready for next leap to AFL
- ^ McArdle, Jordan (24 November 2017). "AFL draft: High-flying Subiaco forward Liam Ryan becomes a West Coast Eagle". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Robinson, Chris (23 March 2018). "West Coast Eagles to blood three debutants for first time since 1996". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "AFL Tables - Liam Ryan - Stats - Statistics". afltables.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
External links
- Liam Ryan's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
- Liam Ryan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Liam Ryan player profile page at WAFL FootyFacts