Overview
Brandon Ryan (born 7 November 1997) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for and the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early career
Brandon Ryan grew up at Barwon Heads, Victoria, where he learnt to play with the local juniors. He later played with the Geelong West Giants in the GFL. His style of play create interest from Geelong but only North Melbourne offered him a contract. He accepted a two-year deal with the to play in their VFL side. He didn't play a game at North so after Covid lockdown finished he found himself at Maribyrnong Park in the EDFL. Former AFL player and then-Northern Bullants coach Brodie Holland invited Ryan to do preseason training in 2023, which led to him joining the club. He played seven games before getting drafted.
Hawthorn
Ryan was the twelfth player picked in the 2023 mid-season draft, having made an impression playing for Northern Bullants in the Victorian Football League. By being drafted he lined up with Box Hill Hawks. He received a six-month contract with the Hawks. He had to serve a suspension whilst he was with the Bullants. A series of strong performances for Box Hill saw him made his debut in round 20, 2023 against at Docklands Stadium. He kicked a goal on debut. In his second game against ladder leaders , he kicked 3 goals. In September 2023 he signed a contract extension for season 2024, but was ultimately traded to on the final day of trade period.
Brisbane
Ryan played one match over two seasons for the Lions, both seasons which were premiership seasons for the club, before being delisted at the end of the 2025 AFL season.
Family
Ryan is the cousin of star defender Luke Ryan.
AFL
Updated to the end of 2023. - 2023 46 3 4 1 15 3 18 10 3 1.3 0.3 5.0 1.0 6.0 3.3 1.0 0 - 2024 24 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 1.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 0 - class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3 AFL career ! 4 !! 5 !! 1 !! 17 !! 3 !! 20 !! 11 !! 4 !! 1.3 !! 0.3 !! 4.3 !! 0.8 !! 5.0 !! 2.8 !! 1.0 !! 0
VFL
Updated to the end of round 13, 2024. - 2023 14 7 18 10 65 33 98 35 10 2.6 1.4 9.3 4.7 14.0 5.0 1.4 - 2023 46 8 13 15 55 34 89 43 9 1.6 1.9 6.9 4.3 11.1 5.4 1.1 - 2024 24 8 13 8 61 38 99 39 8 1.6 1.0 7.6 4.8 12.4 4.9 1.0 - class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3 VFL-listed career ! 23 !! 44 !! 33 !! 181 !! 105 !! 286 !! 117 !! 27 !! 1.9 !! 1.4 !! 7.9 !! 4.6 !! 12.4 !! 5.1 !! 1.2
Statistics
- 2023 46 3 4 1 15 3 18 10 3 1.3 0.3 5.0 1.0 6.0 3.3 1.0 0 - 2024 24 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 1.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 0 - 2025 24 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 - class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 Career ! 4 !! 5 !! 1 !! 17 !! 3 !! 20 !! 11 !! 4 !! 1.3 !! 0.3 !! 4.3 !! 0.8 !! 5.0 !! 2.8 !! 1.0 !! 0