Luke Ryan

Luke Ryan (born 6 February 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A versatile player Ryan is a Doig Medalist as well as an All-Australian.

For the English cricketer, see Luke Ryan (cricketer).

Luke Ryan
Ryan playing for Fremantle in 2019
Personal information
Full name Luke Ryan
Date of birth (1996-02-06) 6 February 1996
Original team(s) Coburg (VFL)/Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 66, 2016 AFL draft
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 13
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Fremantle 113 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 5, 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early career

Originally from Melbourne's northern suburbs, Ryan played junior football for Aberfeldie, Moonee Valley and Maribyrnong Park Football Clubs in the Essendon District Football League as well as some games for Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup.[1] He then played for the Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 2016, winning the Fothergill–Round Medal as the most promising young player in the league.[2]

AFL career

He was recruited as a mature age player to Fremantle with their third selection, 66th overall, in the 2016 AFL draft.[3] He made his AFL debut in round 11 of the 2017 AFL season against Collingwood at Domain Stadium, after playing well for Fremantle's reserves team, Peel Thunder, in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).[4]

Ryan received the AFL Rising Star nomination for round 20 after gaining 28 possessions and taking 16 marks in the Dockers' 23-point win over the Gold Coast Suns at Domain Stadium.[5] Ryan also received two votes in the 2017 Brownlow Medal from this round 20 match. Ryan kicked his first AFL goal in round 13 of the 2018 season during fremantle's 57 point win over Carlton.

Luke Ryan was awarded the Beacon Award for the best first year player during the 2017 AFL season. An outstanding performance throughout the 2020 AFL season would see Ryan win the Doig Medal and named in the 2020 All-Australian team.[6]

The 2021 AFL season saw Ryan play 19 games, missing three games due to injury, and finishing sixth in the Fremantle Dockers best and fairest.[7]

Ryan played all 22 games during the 2022 AFL season, a career best, as well as in Fremantle's two finals appearances.[8] A highlight of his season being his 32 disposal effort against the Western Bulldogs in round 21.[9] Ryan played his 100th game during round 16 against Port Adelaide.[10] He signed a four-year contract extension at the end of the season tying him to Fremantle until at least 2027.[11]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of round 2, 2023[12]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017 Fremantle 3811001205517569440.00.010.95.015.96.34.02
2018 Fremantle 382021260102362131430.10.113.05.118.16.62.20
2019 Fremantle 38181026310536894470.10.014.65.820.45.22.65
2020[lower-alpha 1] Fremantle 1317002516531688200.00.014.83.818.65.21.26
2021 Fremantle 13190033282414136340.00.017.54.321.87.21.83
2022 Fremantle 132401403116519167450.00.115.34.119.46.31.2TBA
2023 Fremantle 132005215672360.00.017.54.321.87.21.83
Career 111 3 2 1681 540 2221 708 239 0.0 0.0 14.5 4.7 19.3 6.1 2.1 16

Notes

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. Cavanagh, Chris (20 July 2016). "Luke Ryan enjoying a stellar season for Coburg in the VFL". Moreland Leader. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. Cavanagh, Chris (14 September 2016). "Coburg defender Luke Ryan bound for AFL level after claiming VFL's Fothergill-Round Medal". Moreland Leader. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. Fee, Tom (25 November 2016). "Freo stand tall at AFL Draft". fremantlefc.com.au.
  4. Quartermaine, Braden (1 June 2017). "Luke Ryan a chance to debut as Dockers drop Danyle Pearce for Collingwood fixture". The West Australian. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  5. McGowan, Marc (7 August 2017). "'A lad' to a Rising Star: Docker makes his mark". BigPond. AFL.com.au. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  6. "Luke Ryan wins 2020 Doig Medal". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  7. Smith, Doran. "The four players who could make or break Fremantle Dockers in 2022". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  8. "Luke Ryan". footywire.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.}
  9. "Round 21 Western Bulldogs v Fremantle". westernbulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  10. "Fremantle Dockers defender Luke Ryan reflects modestly on 100-game milestone ahead of Port Adelaide clash". thewest.com.au. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  11. "Ryan commits to Freo!". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  12. "Luke Ryan". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 May 2022.}
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