Ryan Williams (born 10 October 1988) is an
Australian rules football
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er who played for
Port Adelaide Football Club
Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where they are nicknamed ...
in the
Australian Football League
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(AFL). He also previously played for the
Central District Football Club in the
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport.
Originally formed as the ...
(SANFL)
and joined the
Geelong Football Club
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL) in 2015.
Originally from
TAC Cup side
Geelong Falcons, Williams was drafted by Port Adelaide at number 83 in the
2006 AFL draft
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.
Williams played with SANFL club Central District when not required with Port Adelaide and made his AFL debut against in
2008
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. He plays as a small defender.
Williams was delisted by Port Adelaide at the end of the 2008 season.
References
External links
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Geelong VFL List
1988 births
Living people
Central District Football Club players
Port Adelaide Football Club players
Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)
Geelong Falcons players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
St Joseph's Football Club players
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