Rhyan Mansell

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Rhyan Mansell
Rhyan Mansell 16.07.22.jpg
Mansell with Richmond's VFL team in July 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-04) 4 June 2000 (age 24)
Original team(s) Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL)
North Launceston (TSL)
Draft Pre-season supplemental signing, 2020
Debut Round 4, 2021, Richmond  vs. Port Adelaide, at Adelaide Oval
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s) Half-back
Club information
Current club Richmond
Number 31
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2021– Richmond 53 (32)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024 season.
Career highlights
  • 3x TFL premiership player: 2017, 2018, 2019
  • SANFL premiership player: 2020
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rhyan Mansell (born 4 June 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Early life, junior football and state-league football

Mansell spent his formative years in the southern Launceston suburb of Prospect, enjoying Prospect Hawks AFL Auskick, played junior football for the North Launceston Football Club and attended high school at Prospect's St Patrick's College. [1]

As a junior, Mansell was a member of the Tasmanian State Academy and joined the North Melbourne Next Generation Academy as a 16 year old in the program's inaugural 2016 intake. [2] He trained with North Melbourne's AFL squad regularly as part of the program. [3]

In 2017 Mansell played state representative football with the Tassie Mariners . [4] In the same year, he made his senior Tasmanian State League debut with North Launceston and was a member of the club's premiership winning side in their grand final win over Laurderdale that September. [1]

Mansell suffered a significant quad injury in early 2018, hampering his output during the national academy series season with the Mariners. [5] Mansell was eventually selected to represent Tasmania as a member of The Allies side at the 2018 AFL Under 18 Championships, but missed two games as a result of the earlier quad injury. [6] [5] He returned to TSL football later in the year, and featured in another grand final win with North Launceston. [7] At the end of the season, Mansell was invited to attend the Tasmanian AFL draft combine. [8]

After going undrafted in both the 2018 national and rookie drafts, Mansell was eligible to be signed by North Melbourne as a category B rookie under Next Generation Academy rules, but was ultimately overlooked. [9] [10]

As an overage player in 2019, Mansell joined the newly re-formed Tasmania Devils side in the Victorian-based NAB League Boys competition, where he placed fourth in the club's best and fairest. [11] [12] He played state-league football once again for North Launceston that season, winning a third-straight TSL premiership. [13] Mansell was once again eligible to be drafted in 2019 (including with priority academy access by North Melbourne), but was again looked over at the national and rookie drafts. [14]

Mansell relocated to Adelaide in 2020, playing senior SANFL football with Woodville-West Torrens. [15] [16] He became a key player across the course of the season and featured in a finals series that included a premiership. [17] [18] He contributed a strong 19 disposals, eight marks and five tackles while playing as a half-back in the club's grand final victory over North Adelaide. [19]

Despite his strong season, Mansell was again overlooked by AFL clubs at the 2020 national and rookie drafts. [20]

Junior statistics

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks

NAB League Boys

SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 Tasmania Devils 27138—1394919151510.6—10.73.814.73.93.9
Career138—1394919151510.6—10.73.814.73.93.9

Under 18 National Championships

SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2018 Allies 621—9413280.5—4.52.06.51.04.0
Career21—9413280.5—4.52.06.51.04.0

AFL career

2021 season

In the days following the 2020 draft, Mansell was offered a chance to train with Richmond under a trial period basis. [21] Mansell impressed during his trial and in February 2021, was signed by the club under the AFL's pre-season supplemental selection rules. [22]

Mansell began playing practice matches with Richmond reserves squad from late-February 2021 and into the opening weeks of the AFL season. [23] [24] Following an impressive match against the Collingwood reserves in early April, Mansell was selected to make his AFL debut in the club's round 4 match against Port Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval. [25] [23]

Player profile

Mansell plays as a shutdown small-defender and as a rebounding half-back. [21] [26]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2024 season. [27]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2021 Richmond 311310915314435290.10.07.04.111.12.72.2
2022 Richmond 31200196251220.00.09.53.012.56.01.0
2023 Richmond 3117105943813240430.60.35.52.37.82.42.5
2024 Richmond 312121101576322060661.00.57.53.010.52.93.1
Career5332153611605211471400.60.36.83.09.82.82.6

Honours and achievements

State-league

Personal life

Mansell is a Palawa Indigenous Australian. [28] His father Brett won a TSL premiership with North Launceston in 1995. [28]

He is the cousin of former North Melbourne player Tarryn Thomas. [29]

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