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Key Facts

Full name
Phillip Ryan

Known as
Phil Ryan

Born
15 May 1925

Died
1 July 1982 (aged 57)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 17y 57d
Last game: 22y 51d

Height and weight
Height: 189 cm
Weight: 89 kg

Senior clubs
Collingwood

Jumper numbers
Collingwood: 8, 20, 10, 25, 23

Phil Ryan

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
CollingwoodV/AFL1942-194774480.6555%———0
Total1942-194774480.6555%———0

AFL: 5,104th player to appear, 3,275th most games played, 2,147th most goals kickedCollingwood: 455th player to appear, 257th most games played, 174th most goals kicked

A follower who could also play as a forward, Phil Ryan made 74 VFL appearances and scored 48 goals for Collingwood from 1941 to 1947, which was an unusually barren time for the Magpies. After departing the VFL scene Ryan captain-coached Montmorency to a Diamond Valley Football League premiership in 1951, a feat he duplicated three years later as a non-playing coach.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.