| Paddy Ryder | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Ryder playing for Port Adelaide in June 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Patrick Ryder | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1988 | ||
| Original team(s) | East Fremantle (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 7, 2005 national draft | ||
| Debut | 1 April 2006, Essendon vs. Sydney, at Docklands Stadium | ||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | St Kilda | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2006–2014 | Essendon | 170 (117) | |
| 2015–2019 | Port Adelaide | 73 (54) | |
| 2020–2022 | St Kilda | 38 (26) | |
| Total | 281 (197) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AFLTables | |||
Patrick Ryder (born 14 March 1988) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon, Port Adelaide and St Kilda Football Clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Ryder was noted for his speed, agility and leap for someone of his size and it was these attributes that had his first AFL coach in Kevin Sheedy comparing him to Indigenous Australian rules football star Graham "Polly" Farmer.[1] Ryder's father, Revis Ryder, played football for East Fremantle.[2]
- ^ "Is Paddy Ryder the best ruckman in the AFL this season?". NITV. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Club honours indigenous players". Melville Times. Community Newspaper Group. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.