Ryan Davis (born 7 June 1989) is a former professional
Australian rules footballer who played for the
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known as the Victorian Footbal ...
and
Gold Coast Football Club
The Gold Coast Suns is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club is based on Queensland's Gold Coast in the suburb of Carrara.
The club has been playing in the AFL since t ...
in the
Australian Football League (AFL).
Biography
He started his senior football career at the
North Shore Bombers
North Shore Australia Football Club, known informally as the North Shore Bombers is an Australian rules football club competing in the Sydney AFL Premier League and based out of the Sydney suburb of St Leonards, New South Wales. Formed in 1903 ...
before catching the eye of West Coast Eagle talent scouts. Signing a scholarship with the club in 2007, Davis had an outstanding year playing first grade for North Shore and the Under 18 NSW state team. After collecting 2nd in the North Shore best and Fairest, best first year player and playing an important part in both a North Shore premiership (in which he won best on ground) and NSW series win Ryan was offered a rookie spot with West Coast for the 2008 season.
Davis made his AFL debut for the West Coast Eagles at Gold Coast Stadium versus North Melbourne in Round 8 of the 2008 AFL season and continued to play 11 games in his debut season. After this he moved to
Swan Districts
The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb ...
and went on to play in a premiership in 2010 and win a club best and fairest, the
Swan Medal in 2014.
After six years out of the AFL, he was recruited by Gold Coast in the
2016 rookie draft.
Davis was delisted by Gold Coast at the conclusion of the 2017 season.
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1989 births
Living people
Gold Coast Football Club players
West Coast Eagles players
North Shore Australian Football Club players
NSW/ACT Rams players
Australian rules footballers from New South Wales
Swan Districts Football Club players
Southport Australian Football Club players