Gerald Ryan
South Melbourne
AFL career
26 games37 goals
- Debut
- R1 1917 v GEE12 May 1917
- Most recent
- GF 1918 v COL7 Sept 1918
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Leopold, Gerald Ryan made the most of a brief but impactful tenure with South Melbourne during the later years of World War I. A roaming forward and follower, he displayed an acute sense for goal, averaging well over a major per game across his two seasons in the VFL. Ryan's career reached its zenith in 1918, where he played a pivotal role in the club's premiership campaign, featuring as a rover in the Grand Final victory over Collingwood. Despite establishing himself as a premiership player at just 22 years of age, he did not continue at the elite level beyond that triumph, concluding his time in the league with a premiership medallion and an enviable goal-kicking record.
Profile
- Full name
- Gerald P. Ryan
- Born
- 27 Dec 1895
- Died
- 04 Oct 1974 (aged 78y 281d)
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 72 kg
Teams
Honours
- Premiership1918
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Leopold, Gerald Ryan made the most of a brief but impactful tenure with South Melbourne during the later years of World War I. A roaming forward and follower, he displayed an acute sense for goal, averaging well over a major per game across his two seasons in the VFL. Ryan's career reached its zenith in 1918, where he played a pivotal role in the club's premiership campaign, featuring as a rover in the Grand Final victory over Collingwood. Despite establishing himself as a premiership player at just 22 years of age, he did not continue at the elite level beyond that triumph, concluding his time in the league with a premiership medallion and an enviable goal-kicking record.