Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- William Joseph Ryan
- Nickname(s)
- Hoot, Bricky
- Born
- Thursday, 20th July, 1911
- Died
- Saturday, 9th July, 1994 (Aged 82 years and 354 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Mat Ryan
Biography
After joining Wests from Junee in 1931, Bill Ryan was a reserve for NSW against Queensland and in two matches against England on the Lions' tour of 1932. He played for Metropolis against England that year before making his State debut in 1932. Returning to the country, Ryan played for Temora, Leeton and Cootamundra in 1933-34 and represented Country in 1933. 'Bricky' Ryan returned to play for St George as a centre/second row forward in 1935 and later represented Queensland in 1938 after venturing north.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Additional Notes
Not to be confused with William "Bill" Ryan of Newtown who died in New Guinea in 1942.
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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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| NRL | 23 | 6 | 6 | - | 30 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 60.87% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Metropolis | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Interstate Matches | 6 | - | 17 | - | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16.67% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 3 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Queensland Firsts | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Ipswich Firsts | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Sydney Firsts | 1932 | 1 | - | 5 | - | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Metropolis | 1932 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| NSW Firsts | 1932 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Firsts | 1932 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Probables | 1932 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW Country Seconds | 1933 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| NSW Country Firsts | 1933 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | List | |||
| NSW Ctry. Possibles | 1933 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Ipswich | 1936, 1939 | 2 | - | 6 | - | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| QLD Firsts | 1936, 1938-39, 1941 | 8 | - | 23 | - | 46 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.50% | List | |||
| Overall | 1932-1941 | 19 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 89 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 31.58% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1931 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | |||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1932 | 11 | 5 | 3 | - | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.64% | List | |||
| St George | NSWRFL 1935 | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Western Suburbs | 1931-32 | 16 | 5 | 3 | - | 21 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 68.75% | List | |||
| St George | 1935 | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | List | |||
| Overall | 1931-1935 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 60.87% | List | |||
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter
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