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Ryan playing for West Coast in July 2019
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| Full name | Liam Ryan | ||
| Nickname(s) | Flyin' Ryan | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1996 | ||
| Original team | (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 26, 2017 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2018, West Coast v. Sydney, at Optus Stadium |
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| Position(s) | Forward | ||
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| Current club | West Coast | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
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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.
Personal life
Ryan and his partner Evana, have one daughter and two twin boys.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of round 8, 2022
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| 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 | |||||
| 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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