Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Trevor Michael Ryan
- Born
- Tuesday, 4th May, 1954
- Current Age
- Turns 72 tomorrow
- Place Of Birth
- Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Interstate Series
- 1978
- City vs Country Firsts
- 1976
- Preseason Cup
- 1976
- Midweek Cup
- 1976
Known Family Links
- Son
- Matt Ryan
Biography
Nambucca Heads centre came to Balmain as a 17-year-old in 1972. The nephew of former Australian Test lock George Smith, Ryan captained the Tigers during the 1970s and played for NSW in 1978. He signed with Newtown in 1979 but after two seasons with the Jets and a year at Wests, Ryan returned to lead the Tigers in one final season in 1982.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Additional Notes
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Series | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 196 | 35 | 1 | - | 107 | 78 | 108 | 10 | 39.80% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | 1 | 25 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 52.00% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | 1 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup AU | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 233 | 38 | 1 | - | 116 | 97 | 125 | 11 | 41.63% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1976 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1978 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1978 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1976-1978 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1972 | 21 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1973 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 30.77% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1974 | 21 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 19.05% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1975 | 22 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 45.45% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1976 | 17 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 47.06% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1977 | 23 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 60.87% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1978 | 19 | 3 | 1 | - | 11 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 42.11% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1979 | 20 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 30.00% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1980 | 15 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 46.67% | List | ||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1981 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1982 | 23 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 43.48% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | 1972-78, 1982 | 159 | 30 | 1 | - | 92 | 64 | 86 | 9 | 40.25% | List | ||||
| Newtown | 1979-80 | 35 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 37.14% | List | ||||
| Western Suburbs | 1981 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1972-1982 | 196 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 78 | 108 | 10 | 39.80% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Max Turner, Wests Archives
Sources:
Castleford Tigers Heritage
Your Say
28 Jan 2020 6:06am
Under rated player and captain for the balmain tigers,, he had a high work rate as a player
2 Aug 2024 12:15am
Very good defensive player and hard runner of the ball
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