Dan Ryan (netball)
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| University | RMIT University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dan Ryan is an Australian netball player, coach, sports journalist and broadcaster. He is currently the head coach of the West Coast Fever in the Australian Suncorp Super Netball competition.[3]
He was head coach of Manchester Thunder during the 2016 Netball Superleague season when they finished top of the table during the regular season and runners up in the grand final. He was subsequently head coach of Adelaide Thunderbirds for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He was an assistant coach when Thunderbirds won the 2013 ANZ Championship and when Manchester Thunder won the 2019 Netball Superleague title. As a player, Ryan captained both the Victorian Cyclones and Australia Men. As a sports journalist and broadcaster, Ryan has worked for various organisations, including Network 10 and Sky Sports.
Ryan was raised in the Little River, Corio and Geelong areas of Victoria, Australia. He was one of four brothers. He was first inspired to play netball by his mother who played in local leagues. In 1992, at the age of 8, he began playing in Corio Netball Association competitions, initially in girls-only leagues. When he was 12 the association introduced mixed competitions.[4][5][6][7][8] Between 2007 and 2011, Ryan attended RMIT University where he studied Communications and Journalism.[9]
Playing career
At the age of 14, Ryan was selected to play for the Victorian Cyclones men's under-19 team and at 15 was playing for the senior team. In 2003, aged 18, he made his senior debut for the Australia Men. Ryan went on to captain both the senior Victorian Cyclones and Australia Men's teams.[4][5][6][7][8][10] While still an active player, Ryan also began coaching. Between 2003 and 2006 he coached the senior netball team at Corio Community Sports Club[11] While working in England, Ryan played for the Knights, a men's netball team. He made his Knights debut at the 2020 Big Showdown.[12][13][14]
Sports Broadcaster
As a sports journalist and broadcaster, Ryan has worked for various organisations, including Network 10 and Sky Sports.
| Years | Organisation | Role |
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| 2008 | Geelong Advertiser[6] | Netball correspondent |
| 2007–2008 | Seven Network | Junior reporter for Seven News Melbourne |
| 2009–2012 | Network 10[1][4][5][6] | Worked as an ANZ Championship commentator. Served as a commentator and reporter at both the gymnastics and netball at the 2010 Commonwealth Games |
| 2010 | Sky Sports | Commentator at 2010 World Netball Series |
| 2012 | Fox Sports | Constellation Cup and Quad Series commentator |
| 2012–2013 | Tennis Australia | Presenter, commentator, scriptwriter. Worked on Australian Open coverage. |
| 2014 | Sky News Australia | Sports presenter/reporter |
| 2019– | Sky Sports[15][16][17] | Netball pundit at the 2019 Netball World Cup |
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