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Key Facts

Full name
Jack Ryan

Known as
Jack Ryan

Born
3 December 1914

Died
31 July 1976 (aged 61)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 159d
Last game: 26y 193d

Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 78 kg

Senior clubs
Footscray; North Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Footscray: 31, 21, 10, 7
North Melbourne: 15

Recruited from
Footscray (1940)

Jack Ryan

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
FootscrayV/AFL1935-193974370.5030%17.80—3.205
North MelbourneV/AFL1940-1941920.2244%———1
V/AFL1935-194183390.4731%17.80—3.206
Total1935-194183390.4731%17.80—3.206

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 4,259th player to appear, 2,955th most games played, 2,491st most goals kickedFootscray: 189th player to appear, 181st most games played, 167th most goals kickedNorth Melbourne: 263rd player to appear, 650th most games played, 608th most goals kicked

A forward early in his VFL career, Jack Ryan later became a top quality wingman. He joined Footscray in 1935 from Maryborough, and topped the Bulldogs’ goal kicking list with 25 goals in his first season before going on to play 74 games and score 37 goals over five seasons. In 1936 he helped the VFL defeat the VFA in a challenge match.

Ryan spent the 1940 and 1941 seasons at North Melbourne, adding a final nine games and two goals to his respective career tallies.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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