Ryan Byrnes
Byrnes with St Kilda's VFL-affiliate side Sandringham in April 2021
Personal information
Full name Ryan Byrnes
Date of birth (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Manly, New South Wales[citation needed]
Original team(s) Sandringham Dragons (NAB League)
Draft No. 52, 2019 national draft
Debut 20 July 2020, St Kilda vs. Adelaide, at Adelaide Oval
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club St Kilda
Number 13
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2020– St Kilda 48 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 21, 2022.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ryan Byrnes (born 3 May 2001) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by St Kilda with the 52nd pick in the 2019 AFL draft.[1][2]

Early football

Byrnes played junior football for his local club, St Paul's McKinnon JFC.[3] He also played football for his school side at St Bede's College, where he was a part of their premiership team in the Associated Catholic Colleges division. Byrnes played a part in getting his school their first Herald Sun Shield win.[4] He also played for the Sandringham Dragons in the NAB League for the 2018 and 2019 seasons, and was named captain for the latter.[5] He also won the Dragons' best and fairest award in 2019.[6] Over the 2 seasons he played for the club, he kicked 6 goals and participated in 27 matches.[7] He was 3rd in the Best & Fairest 2018 for his bottom age year at Sandringham Dragons and won the Best & Fairest in his senior year up for the Sandringham Dragons.[8] Byrnes represented Vic Metro in the AFL Under 18 Championships for the 2019 season.[8][9]

AFL career

See also: 2020 St Kilda Football Club season and 2021 St Kilda Football Club season

Byrnes debuted in the Saints' 23 point victory over the Adelaide Crows in the 7th round of the 2020 AFL season, becoming the 1616th player to represent St Kilda.[6][10][11] On debut, Byrnes picked up 5 disposals and 2 tackles.[12] He signed a one year contract extension with St Kilda on 7 February 2021, keeping him at the club until at least 2022.[13] Byrnes suffered a hamstring injury at training in the preseason of the 2021 AFL season, which saw him miss the first four games of the season.[14][15] Byrnes was called up to the senior side in round seven for just his second AFL game and collected 18 disposals and nine marks. Byrnes maintained his spot into round eight where he had 16 disposals and five marks. Byrnes had a career-high 24 disposals and 12 marks in the Round 10 loss to the Western Bulldogs. He was also impressive against top four side Brisbane in Round 17, collecting 15 disposals, had seven score involvements and kicked two goals in the Saints' upset win. Byrnes ultimately played every game from round seven to 23 (he was a used medical sub for round 23), completing 16 of a possible 22 games for the season. Brynes was predominantly used as a half forward, winger or inside midfielder in 2021.[16]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 7, 2022[17]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2020[a] St Kilda 31 1 0 0 2 3 5 0 2 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 0.0 2.0
2021 St Kilda 31 16 6 1 131 116 247 76 29 0.4 0.1 8.2 7.3 15.4 4.8 1.8
2022 St Kilda 13 4 0 1 12 10 22 2 3 0.0 0.3 3.0 2.5 5.5 0.5 0.8
Career 21 6 2 145 129 274 78 34 0.3 0.1 6.9 6.1 13.0 3.7 1.6
  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ^ Nice, Chris (30 June 2020). "In the Mix: Prospective debutants, All-Australian ruck firm for Thursday night selection". St Kilda Football Club Media. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Ryan Byrnes". Footywire. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Saints hand debut to former Sandy Dragon Ryan Byrnes". Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. ^ Scorpino, Domenic (2 December 2019). "The Dream Begins". Associated Catholic Colleges Melbourne. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Byrnes extends stay at St Kilda". saints.com.au. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Byrnes to debut under Monday night lights". saints.com.au. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Ryan Byrnes". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Saints snare Victorian trio in 2019 Draft". saints.com.au. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  9. ^ "U18 Vic Metro squad announced". AFL Media. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  10. ^ Colangelo, Anthony (18 July 2020). "Saints pick Ryder in pursuit of right ruck mix". The Age. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  11. ^ Nice, Chris (17 July 2020). "Byrnes to debut under Monday night lights". St Kilda FC Media. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Round 7 • Adelaide Crows v St Kilda". Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Byrnes extends stay at St Kilda". Ssaints.com.au. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  14. ^ Cherny, Daniel (16 February 2021). "More hamstring woes for Jones, surgery for Saints youngster". The Age. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  15. ^ Botton, Ben (16 February 2021). "Saints suffer double hamstring injury blow". ZeroHanger. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  16. ^ "How a look back at the reel has helped 'Ronnie' thrive". saints.com.au. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  17. ^ "AFL Tables - Ryan Byrnes - Stats - Statistics". afltables.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

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