Ryan Crowley

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Ryan Crowley
Personal information
Full nameRyan Crowley
Date of birth (1984-03-05) 5 March 1984
Original teamCalder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft#55, 2002 National Draft, Fremantle
Height/Weight190cm / 91kg
Position(s)Midfielder
Club information
Current clubFremantle
Number15
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2005–Fremantle164 (107)
International team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2006–2008Australia4
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 2013 season.
Career highlights

Ryan Crowley (born 5 March 1984) is an Australian rules footballer. He plays as a midfielder and specialises in a tagging role.

Fremantle career

Crowley was first drafted by Fremantle in 2002 with selection 55 at the national draft. At the end of 2004, having only played WAFL football for Subiaco, he was delisted. However the club gave Crowley a second chance and re-selected him with their 3rd pick in the rookie draft.[1] Good form with Subiaco in 2005 led to his elevation to the senior list when both Robert Haddrill and his replacement Michael Warren were placed on the long term injury list.

His debut was notable in that he became only the 3rd Fremantle player to kick 3 goals on debut (along with Leigh Wardell-Johnson and Paul Medhurst), and those goals helped Fremantle to record their first ever win at Skilled Stadium in Geelong.[2] His continued good form in the second half of the 2005 season including 4 goals against Carlton at the MCG saw Ryan elevated to the senior list for the 2006 season. Early in the 2006 season, Ryan got a heavy blow to the face during a shepherd from Byron Pickett, and received a broken cheekbone.[3]

Crowley continued to improve throughout the 2007 season, having gathered 319 disposals in 19 games and earning a regular spot in the Fremantle midfield as a winger/onballer who can kick goals. In 2008, however, he developed into a defensive midfielder or tagger and notoriously played on opposition stars such as Gary Ablett, Jr. and Daniel Kerr.[4] He finished the year well, coming equal fifth in Fremantle's fairest and best award, the Doig Medal.[5]

In 2009 Crowley injured his foot in the Round 6 Western Derby [6] and was ruled out for between three months[7] and the entire season.[8] He didn't return to the Fremantle side until the first round of 2010. He played the first 16 games of the season, before injuring his knee against Melbourne, missing the next six games. He returned for Fremantle's two finals, after proving his fitness in a dominant display in the WAFL for Subiaco, kicking seven goals.[9]

References

  1. ↑ 2004 Trading Places
  2. ↑ Dockers bounce back to stun Cats
  3. ↑ Hawks coach defends Pickett's style (18 May 2006)
  4. ↑ Brereton
  5. ↑ Pavlich named top Docker
  6. ↑ Dockers' Crowley faces injury layoff (4 May 2009)
  7. ↑ Harvey looks to youth
  8. ↑ Docker defender Michael Johnson hit for six
  9. ↑ Dockers drop Hasleby for final

External links

Fremantle Football Club – current squad

* denote Rookie Listed players

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