Dan Ryan (netball)

Dan Ryan
Personal information
Full name Dan Ryan
Born 1984 (age 39–40)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia[1][2]
University RMIT University
Netball career
Playing position(s): GA, GS
Years Club team(s) Apps
2000–2016 Victorian Cyclones
2019– Knights
Years National team(s) Caps
2003–2016 Australian Sonix
Coaching career
Years Team(s)
2003–2006 Corio
2013 Southern Force
2015–2016 Manchester Thunder
2016–2018 Adelaide Thunderbirds
2018–2021 Northern Ireland
2019–2021 Leeds Rhinos
2022– West Coast Fever

Dan Ryan is an Australian netball player, coach, sports journalist and broadcaster. He is currently the head coach of the West Coast Fever in the Australian Suncorp Super Netball competition.[3]

He was head coach of Manchester Thunder during the 2016 Netball Superleague season when they finished top of the table during the regular season and runners up in the grand final. He was subsequently head coach of Adelaide Thunderbirds for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He was an assistant coach when Thunderbirds won the 2013 ANZ Championship and when Manchester Thunder won the 2019 Netball Superleague title. As a player, Ryan captained both the Victorian Cyclones and Australia Sonix men's netball teams. As a sports journalist and broadcaster, Ryan has worked for various organisations, including Network 10 and Sky Sports.

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  2. ^ "Dan Ryan drawing on ANZ experience to lead Thunder to Superleague victory". www.manchesterthunder.com. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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