Ryan Lester

Brisbane Lions

DefenderBack Pocket Right #35 Active

Career games: 256
Debut: 2011

Player Information

Height 192 cm

Age 34 years

Date of Birth 26-Aug-1992

AFL Debut 2011

Drafted: Pick #28 — 2010 National Draft by Brisbane Lions

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Ryan Lester made his AFL debut for Brisbane Lions in 2011 and has played 256 games for the club. Brisbane Lions selected him with pick 28 in the 2010 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was right back pocket. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 4.8 marks and 14.3 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total is 175 marks, from 27 games in 2024 at an average of 6.5 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 18.86 per game in 2014. The largest total in those seasons is 388 disposals, recorded in 2024.

His honours include 3 premierships in 2024, 2025 and 2026.

Selected seasons: disposals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2024	27	388	14.37
2014	14	264	18.86
2025	26	333	12.81
2026	23	363	15.78

About these season figures

Compared 14 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	B	T	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	CM	IM	1%	GA	TOG	EFF	MIN	SC	DT	MG	GBG	SCL	TO	SP	CD1	CDL%	CO1	INT	CBA%	SOG	SHACC%	GACC%	SI	PA	KI	KI%	EK	KE%	MOL	T50	APR	D50P	DMP	AMP	A50P	Tagged
2026	GF	BRL	@ FRE	W	96-89	MCG	DEF	BPR	35	15	13	2	7	0	4	4	2	0	5	10	3	0	1	0	0	4	0	86%	73%	107	85	77	355	5	0	5	4	4	75	1	6	0%	0	0%	0%	5	11	0	0%	9	69.2%	1	1	8.8	3	5	6	1	—
2026	PF	BRL	@ HAW	W	131-122	MCG	DEF	BPR	35	20	14	6	9	0	0	1	6	0	4	16	2	0	1	0	3	2	0	82%	75%	110	78	78	298	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	6	0%	0	0%	0%	4	6	0	0%	9	64.3%	3	0	7.3	9	9	2	0	—
2026	SF	BRL	vs ADE	W	144-91	Gabba	DEF	BPR	35	18	13	5	8	1	0	2	4	0	6	12	2	0	0	2	4	5	0	80%	83%	104	89	74	293	4	0	1	3	1	0	1	7	0%	1	100%	0%	9	4	3	25%	10	76.9%	0	0	8.5	8	8	2	0	—
2026	QF	BRL	@ SYD	L	88-141	S.C.G.	DEF	BPR	35	21	12	9	7	0	1	1	1	1	7	12	4	1	1	2	2	1	0	81%	86%	108	76	77	343	4	1	3	1	4	50	0	8	0%	0	0%	0%	3	16	0	0%	9	75%	1	0	12.9	8	7	3	1	—
2026	24	BRL	@ COL	W	159-96	MCG	DEF	BPR	35	8	7	1	2	0	1	1	1	2	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	88%	75%	118	41	33	185	2	2	1	2	2	0	0	2	0%	0	0%	0%	2	9	0	0%	5	71.4%	0	0	6.4	1	3	3	0	—