Mid-way through the third quarter, Ryder gave his team a shock 27-point lead when he took the ball out of the ruck and snapped a brilliant left-foot goal.
His effort had the big pro-Bombers crowd roaring with delight.
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He's been under pressure all week but Essendon's Paddy Ryder kicked a cracker out of a ball-up 25m from goal against the Cats
North Melbourne medium forward Ben Warren looks to have escaped relatively unharmed despite needing to be stretchered from the field playing for Werribee on Sat
Read nowIn the spirit of reconciliation the AFL acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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