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Liam Ryan
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Ryan playing for West Coast in July 2019
Personal information
Full name Liam Ryan
Nickname(s) Flyin' Ryan
Date of birth (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 27)
Original team Subiaco (WAFL)
Draft No. 26, 2017 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2018, West Coast
v. Sydney, at Optus Stadium
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club West Coast
Number 1
Career highlights
  • AFL premiership player: 2018
  • All-Australian team: 2020
  • Bernie Naylor Medal: 2017
  • AFL Mark of the Year: 2019
  • 22under22 team: 2019

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 who is known widely for his vertical leap and high-marking ability.

Early life and junior football

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). Beginning in the reserves, he was moved up to the seniors after only four games, and subsequently kicked 40 goals from 16 senior games. 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.

AFL career

Early career: 2018-2019

Ryan was drafted into the AFL by West Coast with their third selection and twenty-sixth overall in the 2017 national draft. He made his debut in the games versus Sydney at Optus Stadium in the opening round of the 2018 season.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 8, 2022
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
AFL playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
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 0
2019 West Coast 1 24 30 19 211 70 281 72 51 1.3 0.8 8.8 2.9 11.7 3.0 2.1 0
2020 West Coast 1 18 26 16 140 54 194 66 32 1.4 0.9 7.8 3.0 10.8 3.7 1.8 1
2021 West Coast 1 14 24 10 116 28 144 55 21 1.7 0.7 8.3 2.0 10.3 3.9 1.5 2
2022 West Coast 1 7 11 6 59 10 69 26 13 1.6 0.9 8.4 1.4 9.9 3.7 1.9 TBA
Career 76 111 66 639 199 838 256 142 1.5 0.9 8.4 2.6 11.0 3.4 1.9 3

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