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Nick Bryan

Nick Bryan is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). His girlfriends name is Gemma Colquhoun.

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Nick Bryan
Personal information
Full name Nick Bryan
Born (2001-10-22) 22 October 2001
Original team Oakleigh Chargers (NAB League) / Glen Iris
Draft No. 38, 2019 national draft
Debut 02 May 2021, Essendon vs. Carlton, at MCG
Height 203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 101 kg (223 lb)
Position Ruck
Club information
Current club Essendon
Number 24
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2020– Essendon 27 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 12, 2026
  • 2024 VFL Team of the Year.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Nick Bryan (born 22 October 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). His girlfriends name is Gemma Colquhoun.

AFL career

Bryan was drafted by the Essendon Football Club with the 38th overall selection in the 2019 AFL draft.1 Having spent his first season developing in the reserves, he made his debut in round 7, 2021 against Carlton.23

Bryan played only 19 games across his first five seasons in the AFL due to injury and developing in the VFL, however he won Essendon's VFL best and fairest award in 2021,4 and was named in the VFL team of the year in 2024.5 Bryan started the 2025 AFL season alongside Sam Draper as Essendon's first choice ruck pairing.67 However, in round 5, Bryan suffered a ruptured ACL ruling him out for the season.89 Whilst rehabilitating from his injury, Bryan signed a two year contract extension to remain at Essendon until the end of 2027.10

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 12, 2026.11

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
H/O
 Hit-outs
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
2020a Essendon 24 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0
2021 Essendon 24 1 0 0 5 7 12 3 3 18 0.0 0.0 5.0 7.0 12.0 3.0 3.0 18.0 0
2022 Essendon 24 5 1 1 24 11 35 9 13 51 0.2 0.2 4.8 2.2 7.0 1.8 2.6 10.2 0
2023 Essendon 24 8 1 2 43 29 72 20 11 141 0.1 0.3 5.4 3.6 9.0 2.5 1.4 17.6 0
2024 Essendon 24 5 0 0 34 27 61 11 15 103 0.0 0.0 6.8 5.4 12.2 2.2 3.0 20.6 0
2025 Essendon 24 4 0 1 30 9 39 7 7 76 0.0 0.3 7.5 2.3 9.8 1.8 1.8 19.0 0
2026 Essendon 24 4 0 0 24 25 49 6 6 79 0.0 0.0 6.0 6.3 12.3 1.5 1.5 19.8
Career 27 2 4 160 108 268 56 55 468 0.1 0.1 5.9 4.0 9.9 2.1 2.0 17.3 0

Notes

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References

References

  1. "Pick 38: Nick Bryan". Essendon Football Club. 28 November 2019.
  2. "Bryan to make debut". Essendon Football Club. 30 April 2021.
  3. "Half a dozen debuts: Bombers to blood another young gun". AFL Media. 30 April 2021.
  4. "Bryan brings home VFL best and fairest". Essendon Football Club. 9 September 2021.
  5. "VFL: Bryan, El-Hawli named in Team of the Year". Essendon Football Club. 17 September 2024.
  6. "Potential role tweak awaiting Draper as Crows loom ahead of free agency call". 1116 SEN. 11 February 2025.
  7. "The 19-game Bomber who could be Essendon's difference maker". zerohanger.com. 26 January 2025.
  8. "Bomber blow: Ruck to miss rest of 2025". AFL Media. 15 April 2025.
  9. "Injury news: Scans confirm ACL rupture for Bryan". Essendon Football Club. 15 April 2025.
  10. "Bryan on board: Big Bomber re-signs until 2027". Essendon Football Club. 20 August 2025.
  11. "Nick Bryan". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
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