12 Facts About Ryan Girdler

Ryan Girdler was born on 19 September 1972 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s.

Ryan Girdler was the Steelers top point scorer in 1992, scoring 118 points from 8 tries and 43 goals from 66 attempts.

Ryan Girdler was selected for the Australian team to compete in the end of season 1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament.

In 2000 Ryan Girdler set one of his many records at Penrith, kicking 78 goals in the season.

Later that year Ryan Girdler was selected to play for the Kangaroos in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

Ryan Girdler scored three tries and kicked 17 goals for a 46 points in total when Australia defeated Russia 110 to 4 at The Boulevard in Hull.

In 2002, Ryan Girdler was injured, a knee injury ruling him out for half the season, despite the injury, Ryan Girdler was able to set another record at the Penrith club, scoring 28 points in a match against Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Penrith Stadium in July.

Ryan Girdler was the top point-scorer in 1997's Super League premiership season.

Ryan Girdler was a regular on the rugby league television show The NRL Footy Show, eventually gaining his own segment on the show in 2001 with a segment named Gone Fishin' and then an occasional recurring segment from 2002 titled Their House, a loose parody of Australian lifestyle program Our House.

Ryan Girdler is a regular on Triple M's NRL coverage.

Ryan Girdler owns cafes trading as Girdlers on Sydney's Northern Beaches in Dee Why, Westfield Warringah Mall, Manly and Avalon Beach.

Ryan Girdler rejoined The NRL Footy Show as a co-host on the panel for its revamp in 2018.