"Patrick Ryder" redirects here. For the spokesperson of the U.S. Department of Defense, see Patrick S. Ryder.
Australian rules footballer
Paddy Ryder
Ryder playing for Port Adelaide in June 2017
Personal information
Full name
Patrick Ryder
Date of birth
(1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 (age 36)
Original team(s)
East Fremantle (WAFL)
Draft
No. 7, 2005 national draft
Debut
1 April 2006, Essendon vs. Sydney, at Docklands Stadium
Height
197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight
94 kg (207 lb)
Position(s)
Ruckman
Club information
Current club
St Kilda
Number
18
Playing career1
Years
Club
Games (Goals)
2006–2014
Essendon
170 (117)
2015–2019
Port Adelaide
73 (54)
2020–2022
St Kilda
38 (26)
Total
281 (197)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022.
Career highlights
John Cahill Medal: 2017
All-Australian team: 2017
AFL Anzac Day Medal: 2009
2007 AFL Rising Star: nominee
Source: AFLTables
Patrick Ryder (born 14 March 1988) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon, Port Adelaide and St Kilda Football Clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Ryder was noted for his speed, agility and leap for someone of his size and it was these attributes that had his first AFL coach in Kevin Sheedy comparing him to Indigenous Australian rules football star Graham "Polly" Farmer.[1] Ryder's father, Revis Ryder, played football for East Fremantle.[2]
^"Is Paddy Ryder the best ruckman in the AFL this season?". NITV. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
^"Club honours indigenous players". Melville Times. Community Newspaper Group. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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