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Johnny Ryan

Full Name: JOHNNY RYAN
Date of Birth: 18/09/1938
Height: 185 cm ( 6-1 )
Weight: 83 kg ( 13-1 )
Guernsey: 7
Debut: 08/08/1959, Round 15, Carlton
Last Game: 15/08/1959, Round 16, Collingwood


RICHMOND SENIORS
Seasons: 1959
Total Games: 2
Total Goals: 0

Honours:



RICHMOND RESERVES
Seasons: 1959
Total Games: 16
Total Goals: 1

Honours:



BIOGRAPHY
John was a centre-half-forward and centre-half-back. His career was charmed by the fact that he was a member of or coached nine Premiership sides. He played with Fish Creek before he joined Richmond in 1959. His two senior games were against Carlton and Collingwood in Rounds 15 and 16 of 195. He then played with Rapunyup between 1960 and 1962 before returning to Fish Creek. John is a Life Member of the Fish Creek Football Club. In 1967, he won the “Studfield Medal” as the League’s Best and Fairest. He now runs a dairy farm at Fish Creek.

PRE RICHMOND
Fish Creek 1955-58 ( Honours - Premiership 1955-56, 1958 ).


POST RICHMOND
Rupanyup 1960-62, Games 55 ( Honours - Premiership 1961, Best & Fairest 1961 ) ; Fish Creek 1963-68, Games 135 including 1955-58 ( Club Best & Fairest 1963, 1965-67, Competition Best & Fairest " Standfield Medal " 1967, Coach 1964, Premiership 1964 ) ; Girgaree 1970, Games 4 ; Fish Creek Thirds Coach 1976-77 ; South Gippsland Schoolboys Representative Team 1981.

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