Damien John Ryan (born 3 August 1977) is a former
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played with
Richmond and
St Kilda in the
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the gam ...
(AFL).
Ryan was a defender, selected with Richmond's first pick and 11th overall in the
1994 National Draft.
He spent three years playing senior football at Richmond before again nominating for the
draft and being selected by St Kilda at pick 43. In his first season with St Kilda he made 20 appearances, double his previous season's best, but he added just five more games in each of his next two seasons.
[AFL Tables: Damien Ryan]
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1977 births
Living people
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Richmond Football Club players
St Kilda Football Club players
Eastern Ranges players