Ryan Turnbull (footballer)

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Ryan Turnbull
Personal information
Full name Ryan Edwin Turnbull
Date of birth (1971-09-23) 23 September 1971 (age 52)
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)
centre half-back
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1989–90 Claremont 23 (17)
1991–2004 East Perth 154 (84)
1991–2001 West Coast 129 (39)
Total 306 (140)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1992–2003 Western Australia 6 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2004.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ryan Edwin Turnbull (born 23 September 1971) is a former

State of Origin football, Turnbull represented Western Australia
in five matches between 1992 and 1999, and captained a Western Australian representative team in 2003.

Early life

Turnbull was born to John Turnbull and Kaye Holdsworth on 23 September 1971, in

Swan Districts in the WAFL, including the 1961, 1962 and 1963 premierships. His mother was the daughter of Ted Holdsworth, who played 143 games for Swan Districts, kicking 532 goals. Turnbull was educated at Christ Church Grammar School in Claremont, Western Australia, and played in the school's First XVIII in 1987.[2] He also played junior football for the Karrinyup Saints Junior Football Club.[3]

Football career

Turnbull played for the University Football Club in the

F. D. Book Medal in 1991 as East Perth's best and fairest.[6]

Turnbull managed six games in

Michael Gardiner as the Eagles' back-up ruckman.[5]

Turnbull played the first seven games of the 1998 season, again as a back-up ruckman to Gardiner, but was dropped after a round 7 game against Adelaide where he only managed one disposal and one hit-out.[11] He was recalled for the round 12 game against Hawthorn, but re-dropped after again managing only one disposal and one hit-out.[12] He spent the rest of the 1998 season with East Perth in the WAFL. Turnbull did not play for the Eagles in the 1999 season, with Gardiner and Jason Ball the first-choice ruck combination. He played 17 games for East Perth in the WAFL, and was considered one of the favourites for the Sandover Medal, eventually losing to Gus Seebeck by one vote.[1][9] He also won a third F. D. Book Medal as East Perth's best and fairest. Turnbull re-established himself in the Eagles' team for the 2000 season, playing all 22 games. He played as the first-choice ruckman in the second half of the season after an injury to Gardiner.[5]

Turnbull was unable to regain a place in the Eagles' side in the

best on ground in the Grand Final. He also won the Sandover Medal for the best player in the WAFL. Turnbull played 19 games for East Perth in 2002, again winning the Simpson Medal in East Perth's Grand Final victory. He continued to play for the Royals in 2003 and 2004, but was impacted by an eye injury sustained in the 2003 finals series.[1]
He retired from football at the end of the 2004 season.

Statistics

[13]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
Behinds
 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
Marks
H/O
 Hit-outs
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
1991 West Coast 50 5 1 0 33 17 50 12 5 5 0.2 0.0 6.6 3.4 10.0 2.4 1.0 1.0 0
1992 West Coast 50 6 2 1 31 14 45 7 5 19 0.3 0.2 5.2 2.3 7.5 1.2 0.8 3.2 0
1993 West Coast 50 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1994† West Coast 50 23 6 5 146 55 201 45 20 267 0.3 0.2 6.3 2.4 8.7 2.0 0.9 11.6 1
1995 West Coast 50 24 5 13 216 71 287 78 21 268 0.2 0.5 9.0 3.0 12.0 3.3 0.9 11.2 0
1996 West Coast 50 14 5 4 89 34 123 29 11 145 0.4 0.3 6.4 2.4 8.8 2.1 0.8 10.4 0
1997 West Coast 50 24 6 1 161 58 219 55 19 123 0.3 0.0 6.7 2.4 9.1 2.3 0.8 5.1 0
1998 West Coast 50 8 1 2 22 17 39 14 3 43 0.1 0.3 2.8 2.1 4.9 1.8 0.4 5.4 0
1999 West Coast 50 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2000 West Coast 50 22 12 3 163 79 242 61 16 274 0.5 0.1 7.4 3.6 11.0 2.8 0.7 12.5 0
2001 West Coast 50 3 1 0 9 8 17 4 0 12 0.3 0.0 3.0 2.7 5.7 1.3 0.0 4.0 0
Career 129 39 29 870 353 1223 305 100 1156 0.3 0.2 6.7 2.7 9.5 2.4 0.8 9.0 1

Post-playing career

Turnbull is currently a commentator for ABC Sport, commentating on WAFL coverage.[14] In 2010, he was inducted into the East Perth Football Club's Hall of Fame.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Sandover Medallists Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine – East Perth Football Club. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  2. ^ 1987 First XVIII – Football Gallery – Christ Church Grammar School. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  3. ^ AFL Legends – Karrinyup Saints. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  4. ^ Hawthorn v West Coast, 4 May 1991 – AFLTables. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d Ryan Turnbull – AFLTables. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  6. ^ The FD Book Medal Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine – East Perth Football Club. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  7. ^ West Coast v Richmond, 24 July 1994 – AFLTables. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  8. ^ Ryan Turnbull player profile – westcoasteagles.com.au. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Ryan Turnbull". WAFL Online. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  10. ^ Team of the Decade – westcoasteagles.com.au. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  11. ^ Adelaide v West Coast, 10 May 1998 – AFLTables. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  12. ^ West Coast v Hawthorn, 12 June 1998 – AFLTables. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  13. ^ "Ryan Turnbull". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  14. ^ Ryan Turnbull – ABC Western Australia. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  15. ^ Mal Brown among East Perth greats – The West Australian. Written by John Townsend. Published 30 June 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2011.

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