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Paul Ryan

Collingwood

AFL career

6 games1 goals

Debut
R12 1982 v FSC14 June 1982
Most recent
R21 1982 v STK21 Aug 1982

Stats

1982
COL
6
5.5
4.8
10.3
2.2
1.5
2.8
0.2
0.2
League
Season
STK
WP
R21
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0.0
SYD
VP
R18
7
8
15
3
0
3
0
0.0
ESS
VP
R17
7
3
10
1
2
2
0
0.0
NTH
WP
R15
3
2
5
1
1
2
0
0.0
RCH
VP
R14
11
6
17
1
4
7
0
1.1
FSC
VP
R12
4
9
13
6
1
3
0
0.0

Profile

Born
23 May 1962 (age 64y 175d)
Height
180 cm
Weight
73 kg

Teams

Recruited from Hamilton in Victoria's Western District, Paul Ryan was a mid-sized utility who earned his opportunity at Collingwood during the club's tumultuous 1982 campaign. He made his debut in a massive Queen's Birthday victory over Footscray at Victoria Park, entering the side just weeks after Mick Erwin had replaced Tom Hafey as senior coach. Ryan retained his place for six senior appearances in the back half of the year, averaging 10 disposals and booting a lone goal, but his league career was ultimately confined to that single winter.