Ryan Burton

Ryan Burton
Burton playing for Hawthorn in April 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997
Original team(s) North Adelaide
Draft No. 19, 2015 national draft
Debut Round 21, 2016, Hawthorn
vs. North Melbourne, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Position(s) Defender / Forward
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 5
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016– Hawthorn 47 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ryan Burton (born 31 January 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early career

Ryan Burton made his debut for North Adelaide in the SANFL as a 17-year-old. He played four senior games. He was still young enough to play in the 2014 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships. He kicked five goals in a game for South Australia against Western Australia.

Late 2014 Burton broke his leg while playing football in an interschool match. He required surgery for the injury, resulting in orthopedic surgeon Matthew Liptak, a former Adelaide Crows player, inserting a metal plate and 10 screws into his leg.[1] Burton spent 2015 in rehabilitation. Before he broke his leg, Burton was the state's hottest 2015 draft prospect.[2]

AFL career

He was drafted by the Hawthorn Football Club with their first selection and nineteenth overall in the 2015 national draft.[3]

He played two games early for Box Hill before having an operation to remove the screws and plate in his leg. He came back to play two more Games for Box Hill before getting a call up to play for Hawthorn.

He made his debut in round 21, 2016.[4] He kicked a goal with his very first kick.[5] Burton played four games in a row but he suffered a calf injury during the 2016 Qualifying Final versus the Geelong Cats, and his season ended there.

Entering into his second season, Burton changed from number 35 to the number 5 guernsey following Sam Mitchell’s move to West Coast at the end of the 2016 season.

He earned a Rising Star nomination in round 2, 2017, in a 24 point loss to Adelaide at the MCG, with 26 possessions, nine marks and four tackles.[6]

On July 17, 2017, it was announced that Burton had signed a three-year contract extension to stay at Hawthorn until the end of 2020.[7]

Family

Burton is the son of dual North Adelaide premiership player Craig Burton.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2018.[8]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2016 Hawthorn 354123011411570.30.57.52.810.33.81.8
2017 Hawthorn 52041268158426114580.20.113.47.921.35.72.9
2018 Hawthorn 52305245144389100390.00.210.76.316.94.31.7
Career 47585433138562291040.10.211.66.718.24.92.2

Honours and achievements

Brownlow Medal votes
Season Votes
2016 0
2017 2
Total 2

Individual

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/local-footy-sa/sanfl/north-adelaide/rooster-ryan-burtons-afl-dream-remains-alive-despite-a-horrific-leg-injury/news-story/2a991a391c7bdd4702426eeb9a5476c5
  2. ↑ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/local-footy-sa/sanfl/north-adelaide/rooster-ryan-burtons-afl-dream-remains-alive-despite-a-horrific-leg-injury/news-story/2a991a391c7bdd4702426eeb9a5476c5
  3. ↑ Warner, Michael (25 November 2015). "AFL draft 2015: Hawthorn happy to take a chance on Ryan Burton". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Quayle, Emma (11 August 2016). "Hawthorn Hawks to debut first-round draftee Ryan Burton". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  5. ↑ King, Travis. "Five talking points: Hawthorn v North Melbourne". afl.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Twomey, Callum (3 April 2017). "Burton a star on the rise". AFL.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Burton puts pen to paper". Hawthorn Football Club. Telstra. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  8. ↑ Ryan Burton's player profile at AFL Tables
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