- Ryan Griffen
Infobox afl player
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firstname = Ryan
lastname = Griffen
| birthdate = birth date and age|1986|7|27|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = South Adelaide,South Australia
heightweight = 1.87 m / 85 kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 4 2005
debutteam =Western Bulldogs
debutopponent = West Coast
debutstadium = Subiaco
playingteams =Western Bulldogs (2005— )51 games, 16 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2007
careerhighlights =
* AFL Rising Star nominee 2005Ryan Griffen (born 27 July 1986) is an
Australian rules football er who plays for theWestern Bulldogs in theAustralian Football League . Originally fromSouth Australia , he was chosen in the 2004 National AFL Draft at number 3 as a priority pick. He managed 17 games in his debut season, perhaps the best debut season for a Bulldogs player since Nathan Brown in 1997 and came second in the AFL Rising Star Medal count.The "2006 Record" describes Griffen as a "defender, both in a man-marking role and as a launching pad for attacking moves". Griffen has already displayed a good deal of the latter at the midway point of the 2006 season and most football critics anticipate that he will have a long career.
He suffered a jarring knee injury in Round 11 2007, where he dislocated his kneecap in the win over the
Brisbane Lions . The extent of the injury, in itself, was not season threatening although he did suffer complications from a twisted bowel, which hampered his recovery and ruled him out for the rest of the season.External links
*Wbplayer|ref=14611
*AflRleague|ref=R/Ryan_Griffen.htmlReferences
* "AFL Record 2006 Season Preview", ed. Michael Lovett, AFL Publishing.
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