Ryan Gamble
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Biographical
- Born: 23 September 1987
- Height: 184 cm
- Weight: 85 kg
- Previous Club: Mt Burr
- GFC League Debut: 2005
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Ryan Gamble played his junior football at the Mt Burr United Football Club, from the MSEFL in South Australia.
At Glenelg from the age of 17, Gamble played predominately in the Reserves, but gained senior selection towards the end of the 2005 season, playing the final 2 Rounds.
The Geelong Football Club drafted him with their third round selection in the 2005 AFL Draft.
Gamble spent almost all of the 2006 season playing for the Geelong VFL team, rotating as a midfielder and forward, also noted as a prolific high-flyer. He gained senior AFL selection for the final game of 2006.
Gamble played 24 games over 5 seasons with Geelong, being delisted at the end of 2010.
He was handed a lifeline in the 2010 draft, with St Kilda using their 4th round pick to secure Gamble. He played the first 3 games of 2011 before being dropped back to the VFL. He returned later in round 12 and impressed over the next few weeks before his standout game came in round 16 against the Power, kicking 4 goals and earning a brownlow vote for his efforts. His coach praised his defensive efforts and people suddenly believed that 'the gamble' had paid off. He was dropped several weeks later and never made it back into the side. New coach Scott Watters axed Gamble from the list after 11 games and 11 goals in Saints colours.
Ryan is the brother of Dylan Gamble.
References
1. Glenelg 2005 Year Book
2. Wikipedia
