Bill Ryan

[The rabbi]

He missed a goal from the goal square - which was quite possible with his kicking technique

Actually i can remember Bill Ryan and Peter Walker did a comedy skit on TV - playing on the Ryan and Walker combination - which put the fear of god into everyone at a particular time in the 1960s

Actually he did. Against Collingwood in '67 he kicked the ball into the man on the mark when Geelong were 5 points down. Luckily the umpire pinged terry Waters for going over the mark. With Ryan's second shot he did not miss and the Cats won the game.

 

[you pick one]

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

He left Geelong for South Port.
He was my favourite player.
But I'm over it now.

Bastard!!!

I feel your pain, man. It was that Bruce Lindner who broke my heart as a kid. Imagine going to Adelaide? Shayne Breuer did the same bloody thing a bit later. And Little Gaz going up north.

Who'd be a football supporter with attachments?

 

[FredLeDeux]

That Peter Walker was alright, eh?
Like the way Billy aimed for goal and it landed in the hands of Gareth Andrews, who almost certainly would have kicked it out of bounds.

 

[Lethality]

The only player to 20 and 3 in a season apart from the great Leigh Matthews.

Although he only JUST managed it, with a disposal average of 20.0, meaning Matthews is still the only player to break the 20 and 3 barrier.

 

[Vdubs]

His high marking was absolutely terrific to watch.
I would have liked him to handpass it a bit more, though.
Actually, somewhere around 100% of the time.

PS even when he was in the goalsquare.

Identical CV to #3 Peter Johnson

 

[you pick one]

Actually he did. Against Collingwood in '67 he kicked the ball into the man on the mark when Geelong were 5 points down. Luckily the umpire pinged terry Waters for going over the mark. With Ryan's second shot he did not miss and the Cats won the game.

Great win,rough nite for me that's the night I cleaned up the telegraph poll out side the Petrel Hotel on the corner of Pako and Britannia on the way to Surf City Stomp,blacking out half of West Geelong,so i'm told.

 

[The rabbi]

Great win,rough nite for me that's the night I cleaned up the telegraph poll out side the Petrel Hotel on the corner of Pako and Britannia on the way to Surf City Stomp,blacking out half of West Geelong,so i'm told.

You must be a real old fossil. I was just a kid at primary school at the time.

 

[you pick one]

You must be a real old fossil. I was just a kid at primary school at the time.

A lucky to be alive fossal.

 

[David the Cat]

He left Geelong for South Port.
He was my favourite player.
But I'm over it now.

Bastard!!!

Southport? Are you sure?

He was captain/coach of Cooparoo ( I was meant to play on him in one of my first games for Morningside,, but he withdrew injured…..whew) but I wasn't aware he went to Southport.

The Gold Coast competition was way behind the QAFL standard in those days, so I'm surprised he went to Southport direct from Geelong.

Btw…he was a top bloke…who just loved his footy.

 

[Teriyakicat]

That Peter Walker was alright, eh?
Like the way Billy aimed for goal and it landed in the hands of Gareth Andrews, who almost certainly would have kicked it out of bounds.

Had the same thoughts about Walker myself, Fred. Let's hope his grandson is able to carry on the family association with the GFC for many years!

 

[Teriyakicat]

Great win,rough nite for me that's the night I cleaned up the telegraph poll out side the Petrel Hotel on the corner of Pako and Britannia on the way to Surf City Stomp,blacking out half of West Geelong,so i'm told.

Was that YOU??!!!

 

[Teriyakicat]

Gee, ypo, can you not post clips like that second one until the season starts!
It's given me a bit of an appetite!!

 

[you pick one]

Southport? Are you sure?

He was captain/coach of Cooparoo ( I was meant to play on him in one of my first games for Morningside,, but he withdrew injured…..whew) but I wasn't aware he went to Southport.

The Gold Coast competition was way behind the QAFL standard in those days, so I'm surprised he went to Southport direct from Geelong.

Btw…he was a top bloke…who just loved his footy.

He played for both, Cooparoo first then Southport,I think he was pulling your leg when he told you he was rooted he played heaps of good footy on the Coast.

 

[David the Cat]

Ahh…ok…I didn't know he'd ended up down there.

 

[The rabbi]

Ahh…ok…I didn't know he'd ended up down there.

Yep, started at Cooparoo but played 120 games at Southport where he became somewhat legendary up there.
http://www.southportsharkshistory.com.au/hall-of-fame/billryan.php

 

[you pick one]

Yep, started at Cooparoo but played 120 games at Southport where he became somewhat legendary up there.
http://www.southportsharkshistory.com.au/hall-of-fame/billryan.php

Actually credited with dragging the Sharks into the QAFL,that's some legacy.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

He left Geelong for South Port.
He was my favourite player.
But I'm over it now.

Bastard!!!

Bumping a thread in his honour. Yep you sound over it

 

[Sttew]

Then first of 2 high flying No.26's at Geelong that I saw (Jumping Jack Hawkins was the other)

 

[Pollywaffle]

Those were the days - when a lot of cats players seemed to have no necks. Was that a specific recruiting focus or just the way the hoops looked on old TV ?
Great player Bill, but like a lot of his contemporaries went missing for long periods of the game.

 

[Sttew]

Those were the days - when a lot of cats players seemed to have no necks. Was that a specific recruiting focus or just the way the hoops looked on old TV ?
Great player Bill, but like a lot of his contemporaries went missing for long periods of the game.

The jumpers had lapels

 

[Teriyakicat]

The jumpers had lapels

All the better to grab them with, Sttew!
I bet they didn't rip like Hawkins' jumper seems to, these days. His must be perforated down the front!

 

[The rabbi]

Then first of 2 high flying No.26's at Geelong that I saw (Jumping Jack Hawkins was the other)

Yep, a bit of a tradition now at Geelong.

T.Hawkins, B. Stoneham, J. Hawkins, W.Ryan

I cannot recall some of the other more recent No.26's

 

[Sttew]

Can anyone guess who this guy is? Looks like Mick Turner but isn't!! Nor is it Leo.....

 

[THE CAT WRANGLER]

Fred Flanagan ?