Glenn Ryan video

[eagle66]

 

[TheSoaringEagle2023]

He reminds me of Jake T

 

[Bringbackcliffy]

He reminds me of Jake T

Very similar

 

[andyeagle]

Loved Glowhead. The epitome of depth.

 

[Under the Sticks]

Great off the bench too.

 

[Sea Eagle 4 Life]

Underrated player.
Great team man.

 

[sheridanstand78]

Glowhead was a fine honest player back in the day and never let the team done, he was a fringe first grader and local junior. A reliable player who did his bit!

 

[HoldenV8]

One of those honest toilers who wasn't a superstar and didn't need to be one.

Glenn Ryan played 3 rep games during his career (home score first):

• City Seconds (2nd Row) 1984 - lost 22–28 @ SCG
• City Seconds (2nd Row) 1985 - won 6–24 @ Newcastle International Sports Centre
• City Origin (2nd Row) 1989 - won 8–16 @ Marathon Stadium

 

[manly al]

One of those honest toilers who wasn't a superstar and didn't need to be one.

Glenn Ryan played 3 rep games during his career (home score first):

• City Seconds (2nd Row) 1984 - lost 22–28 @ SCG
• City Seconds (2nd Row) 1985 - won 6–24 @ Newcastle International Sports Centre
• City Origin (2nd Row) 1989 - won 8–16 @ Marathon Stadium

Didn 't realize that Ryan got selected in those matches , full credit to him
Good player for sure and not out of place in better company
Quite a few very handy and local juniors playing good or good depth type roles in the back row in the mid - late 80 's or so , Peter Callum , Brett Aitkins [ had a bit of toe as well ] even Ian Gately played a bit of 2 nd row i think but more a prop over his Manly stint

 

[eagle66]

Callum and Gately, 2 tough players

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Didn 't realize that Ryan got selected in those matches , full credit to him
Good player for sure and not out of place in better company
Quite a few very handy and local juniors playing good or good depth type roles in the back row in the mid - late 80 's or so , Peter Callum , Brett Aitkins [ had a bit of toe as well ] even Ian Gately played a bit of 2 nd row i think but more a prop over his Manly stint

Anecdotally, Ryan was the President’s Cup competition player of the year in 1980. As in the entire competition. Not just the Manly side’s best player.

Manly wanted to grade him from 1981 onwards, but he preferred to stay with his Forestville teammates that year.

He was eventually graded in 1982.

With a bit more luck on the injury front, he might have gone on to play for NSW. Perhaps Australia.

He was like a blond haired Fatty. Tireless defender and a very good attacking player.

 

[maxta]

Maybe I just loved footy more as a kid, but watching some of that video with old school playing "whats in front of you" and not just setting up for block plays made a better spectacle and added unpredictability...footy was a better spectacle and had more of a pure feel about it...and Ryan was a bloke who never let down himself, his team mates...or the fans....and a true junior to boot
the team that era was so exciting to watch with Crusher Cleal, Shearer, Phil Blake and the whole damn lot - when they turned it on, the attack was poetry in motion