Warren Ryan
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Warren Ryan was one of the best coaches in the history of the Canterbury Bulldogs, coaching the team in the 1980s. He also coached the Newtown Jets, Balmain Tigers, Western Suburbs Magpies and the Newcastle Knights after a career where he played for the St. George Dragons, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and represented Country NSW Origin.
| TOP 10 INNOVATORS describes Ryan thus: "Ryan was a keen student of the science of Rugby League, and, like so many others before him, believed in forward power. At Canterbury, he transformed their forward back into brutal heavyweights, via a strength program in the gym. Combined with the Ryan invented umbrella defence, Canterbury dominated the close grand finals of the mid 80's. No less than 8 Bulldog forwards played Origin or Test football under Ryan, which was duplicated at Balmain where he again moulded a brutal, unforgiving pack. His conditioning of forwards from large, heavy toilers to fit, powerful impact men has transformed the modern game far beyond what it was in the 70's. Today, 5 coaches (Gould, Anderson, *Folkes, Farrar and Pearce) have become coaches, with the first two snaring premierships, the third achieving a grand final berth, and the final one wining an Origin series."
- Folkes has won a Premiership since the comment was made.
Currently an ABC Grandstand Rugby League Commentator, he is perhaps the most respected rugby league mind in the business. Esteemed across the competition as one of the best rugby league brains going around, his insightful analysis has led to perfectly organised premierships and brilliant ABC ratings, even challenging the pre-eminence of 2GB's continuous call team due to ABC Radio's advertisement-free broadcast and high-quality commentators.
In April 2006 Ryan came to wider public attention when his son, Matthew died of heart failure at the age of 24 following an overdose of the party drug, gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB).
| Preceded by: unknown |
Coach Newtown Jets 1979-1982 |
Succeeded by: Brian Moore |
| Preceded by: Ted Glossop 1978-1983 |
Coach Canterbury Bulldogs 1984-1987 |
Succeeded by: Phil Gould 1988-1989 |
| Preceded by: Bill Anderson |
Coach Balmain Tigers 1988-1990 |
Succeeded by: Alan Jones 1991-1993 |
| Preceded by: John Bailey |
Coach Western Suburbs Magpies 1991-1994 |
Succeeded by: unknown caretaker, then Tommy Raudonikis 1995-1999 |
| Preceded by: Malcolm Reilly 1995-1998 |
Coach Newcastle Knights 1999-2000 |
Succeeded by: Michael Hagan 2001- |
