Ryley Stoddart (born 15 October 1999) is a professional

Australian rules footballer 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 ...

playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a small defender. He made his debut in round 10, 2018 against the

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at the Gabba. Stoddart originally played for the

Eastern Ranges The Eastern Ranges is an Australian rules football team in the NAB League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition. The club is a founding member of the competition (1992) and has produced several players for the Australian Football Leag ...

in the

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. He recorded the second-best running vertical leap at the AFL Draft Combine, at . Stoddart was drafted by Sydney with pick 53 in the

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, and wears number 33. He was touted as a possible round one debutant by Swans captain Josh Kennedy. However, he was overlooked and later injured his back in a practice match against the

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. Stoddart signed a one-year contract with the club, tying him to the Swans until 2020. Stoddart was delisted at the conclusion of the

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after playing just six games for Sydney. Stoddart signed with the Carlton reserves in 2021.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoddart, Ryley Living people 1999 births Sydney Swans players Eastern Ranges players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)