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Nick Bryan

Nick Bryan

Essendon
Ruck #24 Active
Career games
36
Debut
2021
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Player Information

Height 202 cm
Age 25 years
Date of Birth 22-Oct-2001
AFL Debut 2021
Drafted: Pick #38 — 2019 National Draft by Essendon

Player bio

A career in numbers

Nick Bryan made his AFL debut for Essendon in 2021 and has played 36 games for the club. Essendon selected him with pick 38 in the 2019 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was ruck. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 19.5 hitouts and 2.4 clearances per game. His highest recorded season total is 314 hitouts, from 13 games in 2026 at an average of 24.2 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 12.20 per game in 2024. The largest total in those seasons is 144 disposals, recorded in 2026.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20261314411.08
202456112.20
About these season figures

Compared 4 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2026 24
Essendon ESS
Port Adelaide vs PTA
L
95-105
Marvel Stadium INT INT 24 11 5 6 0 0 0 1 29 3 0 5 7 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 63% 55% 78 76 58 131 5 2 3 3 11 43.9 37.9 2 0 0 0 0 1 58.8% 0 0% 0% 5 5 20 0 0 0% 66 1 20% 0 0 9.4 0 8 4 0 —
2026 23
Essendon ESS
Sydney vs SYD
L
76-112
MCG INT INT 24 19 10 9 2 0 0 3 17 4 1 6 10 8 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 60% 63% 76 92 79 206 5 3 3 2 6 30.4 35.3 0 1 0 0 0 2 61.3% 0 0% 0% 3 9 19 0 0 0% 56 5 50% 0 0 10.3 1 8 5 4 —
2026 21
Essendon ESS
Adelaide vs ADE
L
73-145
Marvel Stadium RUC RUC 24 8 3 5 0 0 0 2 21 2 0 5 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 78% 63% 98 54 45 22 5 3 2 1 6 31.3 28.6 2 0 0 0 0 1 88.9% 0 0% 0% 2 14 32 0 0 0% 67 0 0% 0 0 9.5 0 4 3 1 —
2026 19
Essendon ESS
Greater Western Sydney vs GWS
W
67-64
Marvel Stadium RUC RUC 24 17 11 6 3 2 0 2 31 1 0 8 11 4 1 6 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 76% 71% 92 108 111 307 1 2 6 6 6 43.7 19.4 1 0 0 1 100 1 72.7% 4 50% 50% 3 10 16 0 0 0% 71 7 63.6% 1 0 14 0 7 4 4 —
2026 18
Essendon ESS
Brisbane Lions @ BRL
L
59-149
Gabba RUC RUC 24 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 29 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 76% 60% 96 56 49 70 3 0 0 1 9 42 31 1 0 0 0 0 1 81.8% 0 0% 0% 2 10 27 0 0 0% 69 1 50% 0 0 5.9 1 2 2 0 —
Latest 5 of 36 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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Statistics updated: 29 September 2026 (Melbourne time)

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