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IMO one of the best players to play at West Adelaide. Well done Ferg, we will miss you

The West Adelaide Football Club regrets to inform our Members and supporters that Ryan Ferguson has announced his retirement with plans to relocate back to Victoria.

History will show Ryan Ferguson as perhaps the best player to wear a West Adelaide guernsey. His leadership, courage and pride in performance could never be questioned. He finishes as one of the Club's longest serving captains.

The West Adelaide Football Club will forever look to Ryan as a champion player and a champion person.

We also acknowledge the contribution from his wonderful wife Bree Munro in her role of Player Welfare Manager.

Ryan, Bree and their family will always be welcome back at the Club and they will be missed by many. We wish them all the best for the future.

What a champ and a huge hole to fill.

Agree he certainly was a champion and one of our greats, all the best for the future Fergy.

A true champion. Certainly one of the greatest WAFC best ever players. Courageous, skilled, dependable, and rarely beaten. Would be first picked in my team any day.

Great career, certainly one of the modern-day champions. Unfortunate for him not to be able to play in a flag at Westies.

FlyingHigh wrote:Unfortunate for him not to be able to play in a flag at Westies.

The gameplan was to blame for that IMO. A great player though. Still can't believe he played for so few years in the AFL.

Agree, but didn't think it was the time or the place to rehash that.

Couldn't resist!

Congratulations on a fantastic career but not sure he needs his own thread

Agreed, has been a very good player but the best ever?

Certainly the best player we have had in the last 20 years.

Jim05 wrote:Congratulations on a fantastic career but not sure he needs his own thread

So don't read or post in it then.

That's a bit of a shock, how old is he ?

Could Ryan be doing a Ben Warren ?

SABRE wrote:That's a bit of a shock, how old is he ?

Could Ryan be doing a Ben Warren ?

Ryan is 31. I don't think so he has a couple of young Childeren

I guess he can slip off into coutry footy in Vic where he will be free to duck his head and pull out of contests without the scrutiny that comes with the SANFL

daysofourlives wrote:I guess he can slip off into coutry footy in Vic where he will be free to duck his head and pull out of contests without the scrutiny that comes with the SANFL

Like how he ducked into Ainger's knee in the Qualifying final and spent a night in hospital, number of stitches in the head and missed the following final. Didn't realised that happens to players that pull out of contests.......

Days Of Our Lives...... Congratulations you are officially the di&@ head of the 2013

dedja wrote:Agreed, has been a very good player but the best ever?

Ludicrous statement from the club. Dick Head, Bruce McGregor, Neil Kerley, Luders, Lindner, Borchard, Mickan, Benton ... Frank Lesiputy

Peter Meuret.

Anyway, let's not diminish a very good career and significant contribution.