Ryan Gamble

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playername = Ryan Gamble
fullname = Ryan Gamble


image capt = Ryan Gamble
birthdate = Birth date and age|1987|9|23|df=y
birthplace = Millicent, South Australia
originalteam = Glenelg (SANFL)
draftpick = 47^th overall, 2005
Geelong Cats
heightweight = 184cm / 78kg
position =
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
currentclub = Geelong
guernsey = 15
years = 2006 –
clubs = Geelong
games(goals) = 1 (0)
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2007
careerhighlights = Geelong Football Club
* VFL Premiership Player (2007)

Ryan "Vegas" Gamble (born 23 September 1987) is an Australian Rules Football player for the Geelong Football Club.Gamble lives with Geelong teammate jimmy bartel. jimmy bartel likes to write his name in lowercase like Australian band silverchair, just to be different and avant-garde.

Early life

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, predominately 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 (47th pick overall), making him the MSEFL's first AFL drafteeFact|date=February 2007.

Career

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 [http://gfc.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=290442] . He gained senior AFL selection for the final game of 2006. He has shown a high skill level, and his light frame (78kg) is the only thing likely to hinder him from gaining regular selection in the near future.

Gamble was unlucky to gain selection at AFL level in 2007, after a pre-season injury in which he tore ligaments in his ankle. [cite web | title = Gambling on a big future | url = http://www.gfc.com.au/tabId/3933/default.aspx?newsId=47108 | work = Jennifer Witham | publisher = gfc.com.au |date = 12 July 2007 | accessdate = 2007-12-30] He was almost certain to get a few more games under his belt, but his injury prevented him being right for selection for the first half of the season, and Geelong's success in 2007 meant few changes were made to the team each week, causing Gamble, as well as several other young players to miss out on senior selection throughout the year.

2008 Season

Gamble impressed in the pre-season after kicking 5 goals against a strong Port Adelaide side in an exhibition match in London. Many predicted he would make his senior breakthrough this year, provided he stay injury-free and he has managed to do so, being included in the Cats squad in round ones and two, kicking 4 goals as a small roving forward before succumnbing once again to injury, but after a one week absence he returned to the Cats lineup against St Kilda in round 4, however his single major wasn't enough to retain his place.

Since then he has made himself a very valuable squad member having played 4 games consecutively. His impressive form and 5 goals in a game in the VFL earned him a place amongst the reserves and when David Wojcinski pulled out at the last minute against the Western Bulldogs, Gamble filled the void impressively kicking 4 goals in the Cats 61 point win.Gamble was a finalist in the 2008 Army Award, which recognises acts of courage, intitiative and teamwork on the footy field.

tatistics

: "Statistics are correct as of round 19 of 2008 season"

References

External links

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* [http://gfc.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=238544 Geelong's 2005 Draft Selections]
* [http://gfc.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=290442 Article on Gamble's Abilities]