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Rooster Ryder

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I wasn't aware until recently that his immediate family are all living in Adelaide so it makes good sense on our part to afford a player with his senior status extra time at home and an easier pre-season with North Adelaide. Win-win.


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Rooster Ryder: Saint Paddy finds new offseason home
St Kilda ruckman Paddy Ryder is training with SANFL club North Adelaide until the new year.
The Saints have given the 33-year-old permission to stay in SA over Christmas for family reasons before returning to Melbourne when pre-season resumes next month.
Ryder reached out to Roosters coach Jacob Surjan – a friend from their time at Port Adelaide – about training while he was in SA and he had been with the club the past two weeks.
Surjan said Ryder, who was recovering from a season-ending achilles injury, “was in great nick”.
“I’ve got a good relationship with Paddy … and he wanted to stay here over the break and train,” Surjan, an ex-Power assistant and player, told News Corp.
“He’s quality so we’re happy to have him
St Kilda granted him time away from the club before last season to reconnect with his family and culture, then he went on to play 12 matches for the year.
Ryder’s achilles injury cut his 2021 campaign short after Round 19.
The 269-gamer is set to enter his third season at the Saints following five at Port Adelaide and nine at Essendon.
Surjan said Roosters players were enjoying hitting the track with Ryder, who won the Power’s best-and-fairest in 2017, an All-Australian season.
“They love it, having someone of his calibre,” Surjan said.
“A few of our young guys say he’s one of their favourite players.
“He’s someone who’s spent 15 years in the AFL and he can teach some of our young guys what it takes to get to that level.
“He’s also told them he’s got a lot of respect for the guys at this level that flog themselves all day at work then go to training.”St Kilda chief operating officer Simon Lethlean said Ryder was given the club’s blessing to spend time with his family, whom he had not seen in six months due to border closures.
Lethlean said Ryder rehabilitated his achilles at the club during the off-season break and joined Saints training a few weeks early with first-to-four-year players before going to SA.
“Whilst he’s in South Australia, he’s continuing to follow his pre-season program, as well as regular screenings with club contacts in Adelaide,” Lethlean said.
North Adelaide’s squad includes Ryder’s ex-Power teammates Andrew Moore and Aaron Young.
Ryder is contracted to St Kilda until the end of next season.


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