Liam Ryan (footballer)

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 that can take pack marks over much taller players.

Liam Ryan
Ryan playing for West Coast in July 2019
Personal information
Nickname(s) Flyin' Ryan[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996
Original team(s) Subiaco (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 55 (76)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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 season 2020[7]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2018† West Coast 11320151133715037251.51.28.72.811.52.81.9
2019 West Coast 12430192117028172511.30.88.82.911.73.02.1
2020 West Coast 11826161405419466321.40.97.83.010.83.71.8
Career 5576504641616251751081.40.98.42.911.43.22.0

References
  1. King, Travis (14 July 2018). "Flyin' Ryan fails to fire in WAFL return". afl.com.au. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. West Coast Eagles’ Liam Ryan ready to make one big leap in AFL debut
  3. "Liam Ryan WAFL statistics". Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. High-flying WAFL star ready for next leap to AFL
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. "AFL Tables - Liam Ryan - Stats - Statistics". afltables.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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