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 2005

Ryan Griffen (born 27 July 1986) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. Originally from South 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

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References

* "AFL Record 2006 Season Preview", ed. Michael Lovett, AFL Publishing.