Paddy Ryder
Paddy Ryder was born in Australia on March 14th, 1988 and is the Australian Rules Footballer. At the age of 36, Paddy Ryder biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Patrick Ryder (born 14 March 1988) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
He was traded to St Kilda after being active for Essendon and Port Adelaide in the AFL.
For someone of his height, Ryder has speed, agility, and leap, and it is because of these attributes that have led Kevin Sheedy to compare him to Indigenous Australian rules football star Graham "Graly" Farmer.
Early life
Ryder was a member of the AFL under-18 All-Australian team and represented Australia in the under-18 international sanctions in Ireland. He competed in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), prior to being drafted, and was playing for the East Fremantle Football Club.
AFL career
Essendon picked Ryder with its first pick in the 2005 AFL Draft, the seventh pick in the country.
After catching Swans premiership player Amon Buchanan holding the ball and winning a free kick, he made his debut against Sydney in round 1, 2006. The Bombers won by 27 points in their first match inside the first 16 rounds of the season, and the only victory for the Bombers this year.
In round 1, 2007, Ryder was nominated for his efforts. He received the Anzac Medal in 2009 after teammate David Hille was hospitalized in the first minutes of the game, resulting in Ryder rucking unassisted for the remainder of the game.
In round 6, 2011, Ryder played his 100th AFL game, defeating the Gold Coast Suns by 139 points in a match where Essendon defeated the Gold Coast Suns by 139 points.
Ryder's improved form in the second half of the 2013 season after being plagued with low output and low optimism, saw him play a key role in Essendon's run to the finals. He played mainly in the ruck, where his tap-work was vital, and he also played forward and defense.
Ryder remained a vital piece of the Essendon team, first as a ruckman and then as a substitute as he advanced with his speed and high-marking ability. Ryder had a good start to 2014, with a two-goal appearance in round 9 against Sydney.
Following the supplements saga, Ryder left Essendon at the end of the 2014 season. As well as ASADA, Ryder and his wife Jess were concerned about the wellbeing of their infant child after he was reportedly warned of the dangers of the supplements program. "We were really worried about Harlan at first," Ryder said. We felt let down by the team and lost hope and confidence over a long time," he said of Port Adelaide as his new club of destination. Essendon were reluctant to fire Ryder initially, with Ryder and his team announcing that Essendon will be referred to the AFL Grievance Tribunal due to the club's violation of its obligations to players during the scandal. If a trade was blocked by the club, Ryder's manager also suggested that Ryder consider retirement over returning to Essendon. He was appointed to the Chief on October 16th.
As Port Adelaide's top name recruit for season 2015, Ryder was unable to participate in the pre-season trial matches and was only banned from his provisional suspension a few days prior to his round one match against Fremantle due to the ASADA drug probe. He appeared in 18 games for the Power, including games in which he kicked three goals and four against his old club Essendon.
During the 2012 season, Ryder and 33 other current and former Essendon players were found guilty of using thymosin beta-4 as part of Essendon's sports supplement program. The AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal had initially found him not guilty in March 2015, but the World Anti-Doping Agency's appeal was reversing in January 2016. He was suspended for two years, with backdating, ending in November 2016; as a result, he served approximately 14 months of his suspension and missed the entire 2016 AFL season.
Ryder returned from suspension in the 2017 season and became one of the top ruckmen in the league. In round 14, in which Port Adelaide defeated Collingwood by 31 points at the MCG, he played his 200th AFL game. He was later named an All Australian ruckman and John Cahill Medalist as the club's best and fairest player.
Ryder requested a transfer to St Kilda at the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season. Ryder was traded to St Kilda on October 15th, and he and Port Adelaide teammate Dougal Howard were traded to St Kilda along with a 2020 fourth-round pick, as part of the Saints' picks 12 and 18, as well as a 2020 third-round pick. Ryder was accepted to join St Kilda ahead of his former club Essendon. Due to a perceived lack of opportunity in the Power's ruck division, he left Port Adelaide. About the change, Ryder said "I guess the way things have played out at Port Adelaide over the past few years is that they've brought in Scotty Lycett, who's a fantastic ruckman," and that they have a few young blokes on the list that may take a little longer to develop. And because I'm older and stuff, I'm taking them away their opportunity, so I'm very aware of the football club and applaud their decision. But I feel like I have a lot more to give, so I'll be heading to Moorabbin." Ryder said he was leaning toward returning to the Bombers before he toured their facility; "I just didn't get a really good feeling from going back there." "I went down to Moorabbin and it was a feeling of like awe, but it was still disappointing, and in the end, I ended up relying on my decision."
In the 2020 season, Ryder appeared in 14 of a possible 19 games for the Saints. He was also involved in the winning elimination final against the Western Bulldogs, but his season was overturned due to injuries sustained in the game.
In early March 20, it was announced that Ryder would temporarily withdraw from the club to spend time with his family and elders. Ryder received the complete support of the club. In the round seven victory over Hawthorn, Ryder returned to the club in April, where he scored five tackles, three clearances, and 36 strikeouts (significantly above average). In three games, Ryder had a purple patch in rounds 10-12, collecting 41, 34, and 34 hits outs. Ryder had a good game against Collingwood and champion Brodie Grundy in round 16, scoring 23 hitouts and kicking two goals. Round 19 was Ryder's last game for 2021, after which he suffered with an achilles injury that caused him to miss the remainder of the season. Ryder re-signed with the Saints for another season after playing 12 of a possible 22 games and averaging over 30 points per game.
Ryder announced his retirement on August 20th, capping a career of 281 games across three clubs in what was another injury-interrupted year for St Kilda during the 2022 season.