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Rhyan Mansell (born 4 June 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Rhyan Mansell
Mansell with Richmond's VFL team in July 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-06-04) 4 June 2000 (age 22)
Original team(s)	Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL) North Launceston (TSL)
Draft	Pre-season supplemental signing, 2020
Debut	Round 4, 2021, Richmond vs. Port Adelaide, at Adelaide Oval
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s)	Half-back
Club information
Current club	Richmond
Number	31
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2021–	Richmond	15 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022 season.
Career highlights
3x TFL premiership player: 2017, 2018, 2019 SANFL premiership player: 2020
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life, junior football and state-league football

Mansell spent his formative years in the southern Launceston suburb of Prospect, played junior football for the North Launceston Football Club and attended high school at Prospect's St Patrick's College.[1]

As a junior, Mansell was a member of the Tasmanian State Academy and joined the North Melbourne Next Generation Academy as a 16 year old in the program's inaugural 2016 intake.[2] He trained with North Melbourne's AFL squad regularly as part of the program.[3]

In 2017 Mansell played state representative football with the Tassie Mariners .[4] In the same year, he made his senior Tasmanian State League debut with North Launceston and was a member of the club's premiership winning side in their grand final win over Laurderdale that September.[1]

Mansell suffered a significant quad injury in early 2018, hampering his output during the national academy series season with the Mariners.[5] Mansell was eventually selected to represent Tasmania as a member of The Allies side at the 2018 AFL Under 18 Championships, but missed two games as a result of the earlier quad injury.[6][5] He returned to TSL football later in the year, and featured in another grand final win with North Launceston.[7] At the end of the season, Mansell was invited to attend the Tasmanian AFL draft combine.[8]

After going undrafted in both the 2018 national and rookie drafts, Mansell was eligible to be signed by North Melbourne as a category B rookie under Next Generation Academy rules, but was ultimately overlooked.[9][10]

As an overage player in 2019, Mansell joined the newly re-formed Tasmania Devils side in the Victorian-based NAB League Boys competition, where he placed fourth in the club's best and fairest.[11][12] He played state-league football once again for North Launceston that season, winning a third-straight TSL premiership.[13] Mansell was once again eligible to be drafted in 2019 (including with priority academy access by North Melbourne), but was again looked over at the national and rookie drafts.[14]

Mansell relocated to Adelaide in 2020, playing senior SANFL football with Woodville-West Torrens.[15][16] He became a key player across the course of the season and featured in a finals series that included a premiership.[17][18] He contributed a strong 19 disposals, eight marks and five tackles while playing as a half-back in the club's grand final victory over North Adelaide.[19]

Despite his strong season, Mansell was again overlooked by AFL clubs at the 2020 national and rookie drafts.[20]

Junior statistics

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

NAB League Boys

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2019	Tasmania Devils	27	13	8	—	139	49	191	51	51	0.6	—	10.7	3.8	14.7	3.9	3.9
Career			13	8	—	139	49	191	51	51	0.6	—	10.7	3.8	14.7	3.9	3.9

Under 18 National Championships

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2018	Allies	6	2	1	—	9	4	13	2	8	0.5	—	4.5	2.0	6.5	1.0	4.0
Career			2	1	—	9	4	13	2	8	0.5	—	4.5	2.0	6.5	1.0	4.0

AFL career

2021 season

In the days following the 2020 draft, Mansell was offered a chance to train with Richmond under a trial period basis.[21] Mansell impressed during his trial and in February 2021, was signed by the club under the AFL's pre-season supplemental selection rules.[22]

Mansell began playing practice matches with Richmond reserves squad from late-February 2021 and into the opening weeks of the AFL season.[23][24] Following an impressive match against the Collingwood reserves in early April, Mansell was selected to make his AFL debut in the club's round 4 match against Port Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval.[25][23]

Player profile

Mansell plays as a shutdown small-defender and as a rebounding half-back.[21][26]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 23, 2022.[27]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2021	Richmond	31	13	1	0	91	53	144	35	29	0.1	0.0	7.0	4.1	11.1	2.7	2.2
2022	Richmond	31	2	0	0	19	6	25	12	2	0.0	0.0	9.5	3.0	12.5	6.0	1.0
Career			15	1	0	110	59	169	47	31	0.1	0.0	7.3	3.9	11.3	3.1	2.1

Honours and achievements

State-league

• 3x TSL premiership player: 2017, 2018, 2019
• SANFL premiership player: 2020

Personal life

Mansell is a Palawa Indigenous Australian.[28] His father Brett won a TSL premiership with North Launceston in 1995.[28]

He is the cousin of North Melbourne player Tarryn Thomas.[29]

References

External links

• Rhyan Mansell's profile on the official website of the Richmond Football Club
• Rhyan Mansell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Rhyan Mansell's profile at AFL Draft Central

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