Brandon Ryan (born 7 November 1997) is a professional

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er who plays for the

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in the

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(AFL), having previously played for the

Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of Hawth ...

Early career

Brandon Ryan grew up at

Barwon Heads, Victoria Barwon Heads (previously known as Point Flinders) is a town on the Bellarine Peninsula, near Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the west bank of the mouth of the Barwon River below Lake Connewarre, and is bounded to the west by fa ...

, where he learnt to play with the local juniors. He later played with the

Geelong West Giants The Geelong West Giants are an Australian rules football and netball club based in the Victorian suburb of North Geelong. The club fields teams in both the Geelong Football Netball League (GFNL) and Geelong & District Football Netball League (GDF ...

in the GFL. His style of play create interest from Geelong but only North Melbourne offered him a contract. He accepted a two-year deal with the to play in their VFL side. He didn't play a game at North so after Covid lockdown finished he found himself at Maribyrnong Park in the EDFL. Former AFL player and current Northern Bullants coach

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, invited him to do a preseason in 2023. As the Bullants were a stand-alone club, there were plenty of opportunities for an ambitious footballer. He played seven games before getting drafted.

AFL career

Ryan was the twelfth player picked in the 2023 mid-season draft, having made an impression playing for

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in the

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. By being drafted he lined up with

Box Hill Hawks The Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill, currently competing in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW). Since 2000, Box Hill has had a reserves a ...

. He received a six-month contract with the Hawks. He had to serve a suspension whilst he was with the Bullants. A series of strong performances for Box Hill saw him made his debut in round 20, 2023 against at

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. He kicked a goal on debut. In his second game against ladder leaders , he kicked 3 goals. In September 2023 he signed a contract extension for season 2024, but was ultimately traded to on the final day of trade period.

Family

Ryan is the cousin of star defender

Luke Ryan Luke Ryan (born 6 February 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A versatile player, Ryan is a Doig Medalist as well as a dual All-Australian. Early ...

Statistics

AFL

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Brandon Living people 1997 births Hawthorn Football Club players Box Hill Football Club players Northern Bullants players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Brisbane Lions players 21st-century Australian sportsmen