Ryley Dunn (born 7 October 1985) is a former midfielder or defender for the

Fremantle Football Club The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers or colloquially Freo, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represen ...

. He was drafted to Fremantle in the

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at selection 10, which was traded by

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 ...

in return for

Trent Croad Trent Eric Croad (born 9 March 1980) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club and Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). During his 222-game AFL career, he achieve ...

.Dunn's time at Freo ends
AFL Bigpond Network; 3 September 2008 As a junior, he played for the

Murray Bushrangers The Murray Bushrangers is an Australian rules football team playing in Victorian statewide under-18s competition, presently known as the Talent League, since 1993 based in Wangaratta. The team trains on Norm Minns Oval, Wangaratta. The Under 1 ...

in country Victoria and was twice named

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at under-18 level.

Career

Dunn immediately made his debut in Round 1 2004 against Carlton. However he only played 1 more game for the year due to collarbone, knee and hamstring injuries. 2005 wasn't any more productive, with only a further 2 AFL games. Despite the many injuries, in mid-2005 he extended his contract with Fremantle to the end of the 2008 season. When not selected for Fremantle or injured, Dunn played for the

East Fremantle Football Club The East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks and colloquially referred to as East Freo, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The team's home ground is Eas ...

in the WAFL. Ryley was delisted by Fremantle on 22 October 2007, but redrafted onto the Fremantle rookie list in November to fulfil the final year of his contract. Midway through the year, he was elevated onto the senior list and played three games. However, Dunn was once again delisted at the end of the 2008 season. In total he managed only eight games for Fremantle over five seasons but played more than 50 for East Fremantle and continued to play for the club in 2009.Pike, Chris (2 March 2009
Fit and fresh Ryley Dunn aims to lift Sharks
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References

External links

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WAFL Player Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunn, Ryley 1985 births Living people Fremantle Football Club players East Fremantle Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Murray Bushrangers players 21st-century Australian sportsmen