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Paddy Ryder

Paddy Ryder

Essendon / Port Adelaide / St Kilda
Ruck Retired
Career games
281
Debut
2006
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Player Information

Height 197 cm
Date of Birth 14-Mar-1988
AFL Debut 2006

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Paddy Ryder made his AFL debut for Essendon in 2006 and played 281 games, including 170 for Essendon between 2006 and 2014, 73 for Port Adelaide between 2015 and 2019 and 38 for St Kilda between 2020 and 2022.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2022 was ruck. Across his recorded games, he averaged 20.0 hitouts and 2.2 clearances per game. He played 9 games in his debut season, averaging 4.3 hitouts per game. His highest recorded season total was 831 hitouts, from 22 games in 2017 at an average of 37.8 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 13.60 per game in 2012. The largest total in those seasons is 293 disposals, recorded in 2011.

His honours include an All-Australian selection.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20112329312.74
20121520413.60
2021121189.83
202212957.92
About these season figures

Compared 16 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
2022 18
St Kilda STK
Western Bulldogs @ WBD
L
56-84
Marvel Stadium RUC RUC 18 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 12 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 53% 75% 61 26 28 31 2 0 1 1 3 52.2 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 30% 0 0% 0% 2 1 -- -- 0 -- -- 1 50% 0 0 1.7 0 2 2 0 —
2022 17
St Kilda STK
Fremantle vs FRE
L
70-111
Marvel Stadium RUC RUC 18 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 23 2 0 2 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 75% 40% 90 44 40 133 0 1 1 3 8 54.8 34.8 2 0 0 2 0 0 63% 0 0% 0% 3 14 -- -- 0 -- -- 1 25% 0 0 5.5 0 1 4 1 —
2022 16
St Kilda STK
Carlton @ CAR
W
93-78
Marvel Stadium RUC RUC 18 11 8 3 3 2 1 5 31 1 1 1 6 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 84% 55% 107 106 102 145 3 0 1 1 10 64.6 32.3 3 1 0 2 50 2 71% 3 100% 66.7% 6 15 -- -- 0 -- -- 4 50% 1 2 18.6 1 3 3 4 —
2022 14
St Kilda STK
Essendon vs ESS
L
72-107
Marvel Stadium RUC RUC 18 6 5 1 4 1 1 3 12 2 0 1 4 3 2 1 2 2 2 1 6 0 0 69% 50% 84 67 55 151 0 0 1 2 4 30.8 33.3 4 1 0 5 20 1 60% 2 100% 50% 2 7 -- -- 0 -- -- 2 40% 0 0 7.3 0 2 3 2 —
2022 13
St Kilda STK
Brisbane Lions @ BRL
L
57-78
Gabba RUC RUC 18 7 7 0 3 0 0 3 20 1 1 4 5 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 82% 86% 99 58 58 93 0 0 4 1 4 50 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 57% 0 0% 0% 1 12 -- -- 0 -- -- 6 85.7% 0 0 6.6 2 5 0 0 —
Latest 5 of 281 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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