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.
Luke Ryan | |||
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![]() Ryan playing for Fremantle in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Luke Ryan | ||
Date of birth | (1996-02-06) 6 February 1996 (age 26) | ||
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 | 108 (3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of finals week 1 2022. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
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]
He was recruited as a mature age player to Fremantle with their third selection, 66th overall, in the 2016 AFL draft.[3] He has 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]
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Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
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Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
2017 | Fremantle | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 55 | 175 | 69 | 44 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.9 | 5.0 | 15.9 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 2 |
2018 | Fremantle | 38 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 260 | 102 | 362 | 131 | 43 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13.0 | 5.1 | 18.1 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 0 |
2019 | Fremantle | 38 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 263 | 105 | 368 | 94 | 47 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.6 | 5.8 | 20.4 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 5 |
2020[lower-alpha 1] | Fremantle | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 65 | 316 | 88 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 3.8 | 18.6 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 6 |
2021 | Fremantle | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 332 | 82 | 414 | 136 | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.5 | 4.3 | 21.8 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 3 |
2022 | Fremantle | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 41 | 194 | 63 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 15.3 | 4.1 | 19.4 | 6.3 | 1.2 | TBA |
Career | 95 | 3 | 2 | 1379 | 450 | 1829 | 581 | 200 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 4.7 | 19.3 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 16 |
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Fremantle Football Club – current squad | |
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Simpson Medal winners | |
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WAFL Grand Finals |
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Interstate Club Matches |
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Doig Medal · Fremantle Football Club best and fairest winners | |
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2017 AFL Rising Star nominees | |
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Italics denote winner |
2016 AFL national draft | |
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First round |
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Second round |
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Third round |
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Fourth round |
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Fifth round |
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Sixth round |
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Fothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal | |
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2020 All-Australian team | |
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Full-back |
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Half-back |
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Centre |
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Half-forward |
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Full-forward |
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Ruck |
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Interchange |
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Coach |
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← 2019 The position of coach in the All-Australian team has been awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team since 1999. 2021 → |