Ryan Davis | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 7 June 1989 | ||
Original team(s) | Willoughby Wildcats North Shore Bombers NSW/ACT Rams | ||
Draft | No. 62, 2008 rookie draft No. 38, 2016 rookie draft | ||
Debut | Round 8, 2008, West Coast vs. North Melbourne, at Gold Coast Stadium | ||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2008–2009 | West Coast | 14 | (4)|
2016–2017 | Gold Coast | 21 (15) | |
Total | 35 (19) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Ryan Davis (born 7 June 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). [1]
He started his senior football career at the North Shore Bombers before catching the eye of West Coast Eagle talent scouts. Signing a scholarship with the club in 2007, Davis had an outstanding year playing first grade for North Shore and the Under 18 NSW state team. After collecting 2nd in the North Shore best and Fairest, best first year player and playing an important part in both a North Shore premiership (in which he won best on ground) and NSW series win Ryan was offered a rookie spot with West Coast for the 2008 season.
Davis made his AFL debut for the West Coast Eagles at Gold Coast Stadium versus North Melbourne in Round 8 of the 2008 AFL season and continued to play 11 games in his debut season. After this he moved to Swan Districts and went on to play in a premiership in 2010 and win a club best and fairest, the Swan Medal in 2014.
After six years out of the AFL, he was recruited by Gold Coast in the 2016 rookie draft. [2]
Davis was delisted by Gold Coast at the conclusion of the 2017 season. [3]
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