Paddy Ryder

[Forzaport]

Put him in the AA team.

This week he made the rolling AFL player rankings team of the year. He's gaining momentum at the right time.

 

[Dave Omsby]

Fantastic player and a great get for the club . His ruck work has been sublime especially this year .
He's great to watch with his poetry in motion leap .
Great post by REH .he could be just coming into his peak years and have a great 3,4,5 years come and yea a slow progression to part time ruck in his twilight years sounds good .
Thanks again Essendon for our best two recruits .

 

[G3TWOTYAD3S3RV]

Damn we missed him last year

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Even the coach is loving having him at the club after his game yesterday.

Hinkley: We're lucky to have Paddy
...."He’s a pretty special player," Hinkley said post-match. "I love him, I can’t help that.

"He’s the best ruckman in the competition and we’re lucky to have him in the team this year. "He’s dominating games week in, week out. "He’s had a significant impact, having had a year off football."....
http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/ne...-to-have-paddy?camefrom=EMCL_1737818_68519581

 

[simmo_bc]

Will get better with age

 

[pastmyprimus]

The set plays at ball ups are working well. Paddy taps the ball into a planned spot. Ollie runs into said spot, breaks through tackles then fires out a decisive handball/kicks the ball to advantage. Paddy taps the ball into a planned spot, SPP runs into said spot, breaks through tackles then fires out decisive handball/kicks ball to advantage.

 

[MrMeaner]

You would think Lade would love working with him. Similar mould, those two. And the set plays they run are also similar.

 

[Chewy316]

I'd be happy to argue that Ryder is our most important player. He's an absolute beast, the best ruck in the league, not only in terms of tap work but his work around the ground is second to none. We have seen the effects of what having a poor Lobbe and Trengove do for our midfield, which really only makes me more appreciative of how well Ryder's playing this season.

 

[Hellgood]

Pretty special career journey to have so many different phases in various positions performing to a high level. When he first came into the league was initially developed as an athletic half back potentially capable of stopping the seemingly unmatchable freaks like Buddy. Showed he was more than adept there, but there was always the correct notion that his effect was going to be greater in the ruck and remember watching in awe as he leaped, bashed, crashed and tackled Essendon back into the game for that miracle Anzac Day 2009 match. Played plenty of footy up forward over the years too with a few decent hauls as a very difficult to counter marking target given his athleticism and skill if the ball hit the ground. Then as we know there was the transition again back into being an elite full time ruckman with us.

I doubt many footballers have ever shown such genuine adeptness on every line of the ground at the elite level. Pleasure to watch play.

 

[BrockBlitz]

To quote lade via his wife " you don't need to coach patty"

 

[Kingfish73]

You can also tell the guy is a fabulous team player and is competitive and loves winning. Probably not super vocal, but a leader in his own right...

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

Has great agility for his size will play well into his 30's..

 

[Power Pete]

 

[Us against the rest]

Great player, just hope he can stay fit and and well because we are in trouble without him.

 

[chiwigi]

Damn we missed him last year

Imagine if Schulz hadn't got injured, Ryder, Schulz and Dixon!

Hopefully the year off has added two years to the end of his career.

 

[Lagooner]

Imagine if Schulz hadn't got injured, Ryder, Schulz and Dixon!

Hopefully the year off has added two years to the end of his career.

If only those three could've played games together! So close...

 

[G3TWOTYAD3S3RV]

Imagine if Schulz hadn't got injured, Ryder, Schulz and Dixon!

Hopefully the year off has added two years to the end of his career.

I was hoping Eddy would play Schulz's role.

 

[ScottalotaPower]

Didn't make the "team of the week" lol. Onya afl website.

 

[El_Scorcho]

Such a pleasure to have him at our club as a player and as a person. Huge part of our resurgence this year.

 

[Harlott]

I put a ten on him at the the beginning of the year to win the Brownlow. Had to get the guy to call me back with odds as he wasn't in the market. Obviously won't be in the running. Might go again next year.

 

[AwesomeOllie]

Didn't make the "team of the week" lol. Onya afl website.

Cruiser...pls!

 

[PowerForGood]

Didn't make the "team of the week" lol. Onya afl website.

Coaches clearly wrong.

AFLCA votes.
Kreuzer 1
Ryder 9

 

[Grave Danger]

Didn't make the "team of the week" lol. Onya afl website.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

12.01 am the day under the rules he was allowed to train at the club and 2 months before the CAS ban terminated.

 

[TeeKray]

The set plays at ball ups are working well. Paddy taps the ball into a planned spot. Ollie runs into said spot, breaks through tackles then fires out a decisive handball/kicks the ball to advantage. Paddy taps the ball into a planned spot, SPP runs into said spot, breaks through tackles then fires out decisive handball/kicks ball to advantage.

Ryder2Wines

Rinse and repeat 20 times a game.