Tommy Ryan (Australian footballer)

Tommy Ryan
Personal information
Full name	Jeremiah Ryan
Date of birth	12 August 1873
Date of death	29 August 1948 (aged 75)
Original team(s)	Richmond City
Position(s)	Rover
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1899–1902 1904 Total	Melbourne St Kilda	55 (63) 11 0(8) 66 (71)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904 season.

Jeremiah "Tommy" Ryan (12 August 1873 – 29 August 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Ryan, a rover and forward, came to Melbourne from Richmond City. He had spent the 1890s playing in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) for both Carlton and Richmond.

On his VFL debut, Ryan kicked five goals, as Melbourne defeated St Kilda by 93 points at the MCG. He was the club's leading goal-kicker in their premiership year of 1900 with 24 goals, one of those in the 1900 VFL Grand Final which he played from a forward pocket.

References

• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

External links

• Tommy Ryan's statistics from AFL Tables
• Tommy Ryan's profile from AustralianFootball.com
• Demonwiki profile
• Blueseum profile