Bill Ryan
Footscray
AFL career
26 games23 goals
- Debut
- R5 1939 v SME20 May 1939
- Most recent
- R15 1940 v STK10 Aug 1940
Stats
Bio
Recruited from South Bendigo via Yarraville, Bill Ryan was a key forward who showed significant promise during a brief VFL career at the Western Oval. Standing 184cm, he was considered a tall target for the era and quickly established himself as a capable goalkicker, booting 23 goals in just 26 games. His standout performance came in Round 6 of the 1940 season, where he dominated against North Melbourne with a five-goal haul. Despite settling into the side as a regular contributor in attack, his time at the top level was cut short after just two seasons, with his VFL tenure concluding at the end of 1940 amidst the onset of the Second World War.
Profile
- Full name
- Bill M. Ryan
- Born
- 27 July 1914
- Died
- 01 July 1966 (aged 51y 339d)
- Height
- 184 cm
- Weight
- 78 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from South Bendigo via Yarraville, Bill Ryan was a key forward who showed significant promise during a brief VFL career at the Western Oval. Standing 184cm, he was considered a tall target for the era and quickly established himself as a capable goalkicker, booting 23 goals in just 26 games. His standout performance came in Round 6 of the 1940 season, where he dominated against North Melbourne with a five-goal haul. Despite settling into the side as a regular contributor in attack, his time at the top level was cut short after just two seasons, with his VFL tenure concluding at the end of 1940 amidst the onset of the Second World War.