Jeremiah "Tommy" Ryan (12 August 1873 – 29 August 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Tommy Ryan
Personal information
Full name	Jeremiah Ryan
Date of birth	(1873-08-12)12 August 1873
Date of death	29 August 1948(1948-08-29) (aged 75)
Original team(s)	Richmond City
Position(s)	Rover
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1893, 1895–1896	Richmond (VFA)	43 (14)
1896	Carlton	1 (0)
1899–1902	Melbourne	55 (63)
1904	St Kilda	11 (8)
Total		110 (85)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904.
Career highlights
VFL premiership player: 1900 Melbourne leading goalkicker: 1900
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ryan, a rover and forward, came to Melbourne from Richmond City. He had spent 1893, 1895 and 1896 playing in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) for both Carlton and Richmond.

On his VFL debut, Ryan kicked five goals as Melbourne defeated St Kilda by 93 points at the MCG. He was the club's leading goal-kicker in their premiership year of 1900 with 24 goals, one of those in the 1900 VFL Grand Final which he played from a forward pocket.

References

• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

External links

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