Ryan Gamble

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Ryan Gamble
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Personal information
Full name Ryan Gamble
Date of Birth September 23, 1987 (1987-09-23) (age 20)
Place of Birth Millicent, South Australia
Recruited from Glenelg (SANFL)
Draft 47th overall, 2005
Geelong Cats
Height/Weight 184cm / 78kg
Club information
Current club Geelong
Number 15
Playing Career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2006 – Geelong 1 (0)
¹ Club statistics to end of 2007 season
² Representative statistics to end of {{{repstatsend}}}

Ryan "Vegas" Gamble (born September 23, 1987 in Millicent, South Australia) is a current Australian rules football player with the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League[1].

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[edit] Early Life

Gamble played his junior football at the Mt Burr United Football Club, from the Mid South Eastern Football League (MSEFL) in South Australia, and at the Glenelg Football Club in the SANFL from the age of 17, predominately in the reserves, but gaining senior selection towards the end of the season. The Geelong Football Club drafted him with their third round selection in the 2005 AFL Draft (47th pick overall), making him the MSEFL's first AFL draftee[citation needed].

[edit] Career

Gamble spent almost all of the 2006 season playing for the Geelong VFL team, rotating as a midfielder and forward, also noted as a prolific high-flyer[2]. He gained senior AFL selection for the final game of 2006. He has shown a high skill level, and his light frame (78kg) is the only thing likely to hinder him from gaining regular selection in the near future.

Gamble was unlucky to gain selection at AFL level in 2007, after a pre-season injury in which he tore ligaments in his ankle.[1] He was almost certain to get a few more games under his belt, but his injury prevented him being right for selection for the first half of the season, and Geelong's success in 2007 meant few changes were made to the team each week, causing Gamble, as well as several other young players to miss out on seniour selection throughout the year.

[edit] Statistics

Statistics are correct as of end of 2007 season
Season Team No. Games Goals Behinds Kicks Marks Handballs Disposals
2006 Geelong 15 1 0 0 5 4 3 8
2007 Geelong 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 1 0 0 5 4 3 8

[edit] References

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  1. ^ Gambling on a big future. Jennifer Witham. gfc.com.au (12 July 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-30.

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