Ryan Griffen

Ryan Griffen
Griffen playing for Greater Western Sydney in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Ryan Leigh Griffen
Nickname(s) Gaz
Date of birth (1986-07-27) 27 July 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Goolwa, South Australia
Original team(s) South Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 3 (PP), 2004 national draft
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2005–2014 Western Bulldogs 202 (130)
2015–2018 Greater Western Sydney 055 0(32)
Total 257 (162)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2008 Dream Team 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ryan Leigh Griffen (born 27 July 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs and the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Griffen was born in Goolwa, a South Australian port town near the mouth of the Murray River and began his football career with South Adelaide. The Western Bulldogs chose Griffen in the 2004 AFL national draft at number 3 as a priority pick. He managed 17 games in his debut season and came second in the AFL Rising Star Medal count.