Ryan Willits Explained

Ryan Willits
Fullname:Ryan Willits
Nickname:Brucey
Birth Date:23 January 1987
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria
Originalteam:St Marys (VMFL) / Northern Knights
Height:198cm (78inches)
Weight:980NaN0
Statsend:2015
Years1:2006–2008
Games Goals1:3 (1)
Careerhighlights:
  • SANFL debut with Glenelg in 2005
  • AFL debut with on 18 August 2006 v at AAMI Stadium
  • Leading Goalkicker 2008 (30)
  • Leading Goalkicker 2009 (29)
  • Premiership player 2015

Ryan Willits (born 23 January 1987 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He also played for the Glenelg Football Club and West Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Career

Willits debuted for Port late in the 2006 AFL season, playing three games and totalling 25 disposals.[1] In 2007 Willits was delisted by Port Adelaide, before being relisted as a rookie. He was delisted again in 2008, which ended his career at Port Adelaide.

Willits moved to West Adelaide in April 2007 to seek more opportunities to play in a forward role and led the Bloods goal kicking in both 2008 and 2009.[2]

Willits returned to Melbourne after West Adelaide's 2012 SANFL Grand Final loss to Norwood; he signed to play for Northern Football League (NF L) club Montmorency for the 2013 season.

At the end of 2014, Willits announced his intentions to return to Adelaide. His relocation to Adelaide saw him return to playing for West Adelaide for the 2015 SANFL season. Willits played in the ruck in West Adelaide's 11.12 (78) to 7.6 (48) win over in the 2015 SANFL Grand Final at the Adelaide Oval.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ryan Willits of the Port Adelaide Power Career AFL Stats.
  2. Web site: The Advertiser | Latest Adelaide and South Australia News | the Advertiser.