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Warren Ryan

Warren Ryan
Personal information
Full name Warren Redman Ryan
Nickname Wok
Born (1941-10-27) 27 October 1941 (age 75)
Playing information
Position Centre, Lock forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1965 St George 1 0 0 0 0
1967–68 Cronulla Sharks 22 1 0 0 3
Total 23 1 0 0 3
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1971–72 N.S.W. Country Firsts 2 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1979–82 Newtown Jets 96 46 5 45 48
1984–87 Canterbury 106 70 3 33 66
1988–90 Balmain Tigers 76 50 1 25 66
1991–94 Wests 84 37 4 43 44
1999–00 Newcastle 53 30 2 21 57
Total 415 233 15 167 56

Warren Redman Ryan (born 27 October 1941) is an Australian former professional rugby league football coach and player. He is considered as one of the most influential rugby league coaches of the 20th century. Ryan also played in the NSWRFL Premiership for the St George Dragons and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

He was formerly employed as a colour commentator by ABC Radio 702 for its Rugby League coverage. Ryan also regularly contributes opinion articles to the Brisbane Courier-Mail and Newcastle Herald.

Ryan was also an elite track and field athlete, representing Australia in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in the Shot Put coming seventh in a field of sixteen with a throw of 51'8" (15.75m). Ryan accredits his famous attention to detail in his coaching to his Czech-born track coach of this time.

Warren Ryan was a St. George Dragons lower grade player. He played in the Dragons 1965 reserve grade grand final win, and appeared in first grade on a number of occasions as a replacement during 1966.

In 1967, he switched to the Cronulla Sharks in their debut season and became a regular in first grade, and was club Captain at different times during 1967–68.

In 1969 he moved to Wollongong Wests and had four seasons there, the final two as captain-coach. He captained N.S.W. Country in 1972.

Warren Ryan wrote for the Sydney Morning Herald for many years as a sports journalist. He is also a former member of the ABC Grandstand rugby league commentary team; where, rather than calling the match play itself, he supplied special comments throughout the broadcast.


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