Ryan Bastinac


Ryan Bastinac is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club and the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.
Bastinac can play both as an inside and outside midfielder and is renowned for his endurance and aerobic capacity. He can attract plenty of possessions for a young player and has good decision making skills under high pressure.

AFL career

Bastinac was drafted by with the 21st overall selection in the 2009 AFL Draft from the Dandenong Stingrays. As a child he supported the Richmond Football Club.
Bastinac made his debut in round 1 of the 2010 season against. He gathered 23 disposals however, despite a late surge, North Melbourne would lose the game by 14 points. He collected 24 disposals against in round 3, his efforts saw him rewarded with the round nomination for the Rising Star, and finished fifth overall in the award. He played the remainder of the season averaging almost 19 disposals, 2.5 tackles and taking 54 marks over the 22 games. He kicked seven goals over the course of the season.
In October 2015, Bastinac was traded to the Brisbane Lions. After four years with the Lions, he was delisted at the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season.