Tags: Australian Rules Football Player.
Matthew Ryan (born 2 June 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood the Sydney Swans and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian/Australian Football League (AFL).Ryan who was originally from Eltham played just five games in his first two seasons but then had his best year in 1987. A rover he amassed a club high 478 disposals at just under 24 a game and was Collingwood’s second best goal-kicker behind Brian Taylor with 28 goals.