Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Sunday, 3rd December, 1933
- Died
- Sunday, 21st September, 2025 (Aged 91 years and 292 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Known Family Links
Biography
Newtown junior graded in 1952 was a rugged forward for the club during the 1950s. Highly regarded by his peers, Ryan was one of the most under-rated players of the era. In 1960, he took on the position of captain-coach at Mareeba in far North Queensland where he led his team to the premiership and represented North Queensland against France. He returned to Sydney in 1961, linking with P’matta, before seeing out his career captaining Arncliffe in the Second Division competition. Ryan was later the co-publican of ‘Taylor's on Central’ Tavern at Surry Hills.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Carnival | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 134 | 20 | - | - | 60 | 76 | 53 | 5 | 56.72% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 138 | 21 | - | - | 63 | 78 | 59 | 5 | 56.52% | List | |||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1953 | 13 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 53.85% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1954 | 20 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1955 | 20 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1956 | 19 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 57.89% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1957 | 18 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1958 | 19 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 52.63% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1959 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1961 | 14 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 21.43% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1962 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newtown | 1953-59 | 119 | 18 | - | - | 54 | 73 | 41 | 5 | 61.34% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | 1961-62 | 15 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 20.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1953-1962 | 134 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 76 | 53 | 5 | 56.72% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Wests Archives, Tony McCarron
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