Ryan Gamble
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ryan Gamble | ||
| Born |
23 September 1987 Millicent, South Australia | ||
| Original team | Glenelg (SANFL) | ||
| Draft |
No. 47, 2005 National draft, Geelong No. 90, 2010 National draft, St Kilda | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2006–2010 | Geelong | 24 (31) | |
| 2011 | St Kilda | 11 (11) | |
| Total | 35 (42) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2011. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ryan Gamble (born 23 September 1987) is a former professional Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League (AFL). Gamble played for the Geelong Football Club and the St Kilda Football Club.
Early life
[edit]Gamble played his junior football at the Mt Burr United Football Club, from the MSEFL in South Australia, and at the Glenelg Football Club in the SANFL from the age of 17, predominantly in the reserves, but gaining senior selection towards the end of the season. The Geelong Football Club drafted him with their third round selection in the 2005 AFL draft.
Career
[edit]Gamble spent almost all of the 2006 season playing for the Geelong VFL team, rotating as a midfielder and forward, also noted as a prolific high-flyer. He gained senior AFL selection for the final game of 2006.
Gamble was a finalist in the 2008 Army Award, which recognises acts of courage, initiative and teamwork on the football field.[citation needed]
Statistics
[edit]- Statistics are correct as of round 19 of 2008 season
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Marks | Handballs | Disposals | Multishines |
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| 2006 | Geelong | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 100 |
| 2007 | Geelong | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
| 2008 | Geelong | 15 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 70 | 51 | 65 | 135 | 102 |
| Totals | 12 | 19 | 12 | 75 | 55 | 68 | 143 | 303 | ||
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Ryan Gamble's profile on the official website of the Geelong Football Club
- Geelong's 2005 Draft Selections
- Article on Gamble's Abilities
- Ryan Gamble's playing statistics from AFL Tables