Phillip George Ryan (15 Jan 1925 – 1 July 1982) was an

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 Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A Preston Churches recruit, Ryan was just 17 when he made his league debut in 1942. He played as a ruckman and forward, in 74 VFL games for Collingwood, including five finals, two of which were close preliminary final losses. During the 1945 VFL season, in a win over Hawthorn at Glenferrie Oval, Ryan kicked a career best six goals. Ryan captain-coached Montmorency to a premiership in 1951, the club's first since joining the Diamond Valley Football League. They defeated Epping in the grand final, by 96 points. In 1954 he was non playing coach of another Montmorency premiership team.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Phil 1925 births Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Collingwood Football Club players Montmorency Football Club players 1982 deaths