Ryan Turnbull (footballer)

Ryan Turnbull
Ryan Turnbull
Personal information
Full name	Ryan Edwin Turnbull
Date of birth	23 September 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Mount Lawley, Western Australia
Original team(s)	Karrinyup Saints JFC
Draft	pre-draft selection, 1989 (West Coast)
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Position(s)	Ruckman, centre half-back
Playing career1
Years	Club
1989–90	Claremont
1991–2004	East Perth
1991–2001	West Coast
Total
Representative team honours
Years	Team
1992–2003	Western Australia
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2004.
Career highlights
	Claremont premiership side 1989; Claremont reserves premiership side 1990; East Perth best and fairest 1991, 1993, 1999; West Coast Eagles premiership side 1994; 2nd Sandover Medal 1999, 2002; Sandover Medal 2001; East Perth premiership side 2001, 2002; Simpson Medal 2001, 2002; Western Australia captain 2002; East Perth co-captain 2004;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ryan Edwin Turnbull (born 23 September 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Turnbull was a member of the Eagles' 1994 premiership side, and was the club's first-choice ruckman for much of the 1990s. He also played with the Claremont and East Perth Football Clubs in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), and was awarded the Sandover Medal in 2001 as the best player in the competition, as well as winning the Simpson Medal in 2001 and 2002 as the best player in the league's grand final. In State of Origin football, Turnbull represented Western Australia in five matches between 1992 and 1999, and captained a Western Australian representative team in 2003.