Carlton Blues

As a mature-aged recruit, Bryan was drafted in the sixth round (no.73 overall) by Carlton

Carlton Football Club

The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...

 in the 2004 AFL Draft

2004 AFL Draft

The 2004 AFL Draft, concerning player acquisitions in the 2004/05 Australian Football League off-season, consisted of a trade period, a national draft, a pre-season draft, and the elevation of rookies...

. Drafted as a 22 years old, Bryan was given a chance after showing enough at VFL

VFL

VFL can refer to:Sport* Victorian Football League, an Australian rules football league formerly known as the Victorian Football Association prior to 1996....

 level for both Sandringham and Frankston. He made his debut for Carlton in Round 11, 2005 against Sydney

Sydney Swans

The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...

 and showed an immediate sign he was an aggressive and mobile ruckman

Ruckman (Australian rules football position)

In Australian rules football, a ruckman is typically a tall and athletic player who contests at centre bounces and stoppages . The ruckman is one of the most important players on the field...

, having 20 disposals and 17 hitouts. He played the next 11 games, before being omitted for the last round of 2005. In round 21 he amazingly had zero disposals, but managed a career high 20 hitouts.

Bryan struggled in the 2006 season, as Dylan McLaren was recruited to fill the secondary ruck position behind Barnaby French

Barnaby French

Barnaby French is a former junior rower and professional Australian rules footballer.French attended Pembroke School in Adelaide. He was a champion junior rower, and at his pinnacle in the sport was a part of the Australian under 23s rowing team...

. Bryan played only five games, all towards the end of the season, was dropped to the VFL

Victorian Football League

The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...

 reserves for the finals. Bryan was delisted by Carlton after two seasons.

During his time at Carlton, Bryan was noted for his long, left-foot kicking, and he often assumed responsibility for kick-ins. In response to this, Carlton fans would always chant "woof!" whenever Bryan kicked the ball; Bryan was the third Carlton player to receive the traditional chant, after Val Perovic

Val Perovic

Val Perovic is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Carlton in the VFL.Despite starting his career as a wingman, Perovic played mostly as a defender and was a centre half back when he first represented Victoria in 1978. After 77 games with St Kilda during the 1970s he...

 in the 1980s and Ang Christou

Ang Christou

Ang Christou is a former Australian rules footballer for Carlton in the Australian Football League.-Football career:Christou played for the Carlton Football Club and along with Anthony Koutoufides was a popular figure as a Greek Australian.In 2001, Christou had a solid pre-season, but missed the...

 in the 1990s.

Collingwood Magpies

In 2007, Bryan nominated for the pre-season draft

2007 AFL Draft

The 2007 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2007/08 Australian Football League off-season. These were trade week, the National Draft, the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft.- Trades :...

, and was selected by Collingwood

Collingwood Football Club

The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

 with their 8th pick. Bryan made his debut for the Magpies in Collingwood's annual clash against Essendon

Essendon Football Club

The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

 on Anzac Day. A week later he played his best game in his short career, having 15 touches, 9 marks and kicking 3 goals at AAMI Stadium

AAMI Stadium

Football Park is an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia...

 against Adelaide

Adelaide Crows

The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....

.

Bryan was called up for an injured Josh Fraser

Josh Fraser

Josh Fraser is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League and formerly of the Collingwood Football Club....

 in a Semi-Final against West Coast

West Coast Eagles

The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...

 in Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

, a famous game that saw Bryan kick a vital goal in extra time. Bryan played the following game in the preliminary final, 5-point loss, against eventual 2007 premiers Geelong

Geelong Football Club

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...

. Bryan managed 12 games in his first season with his new club.

In 2008, Bryan played a further 17 games, including an elimination final against the Crows

Adelaide Crows

The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....

 in Adelaide and a semifinal against St Kilda. Bryan played in round one of the 2009 season, his last game at AFL level. Bryan played the remainder of 2009 in the VFL and was de-listed by the Magpies at the conclusion of the season.

In late October, Bryan was invited to train with Hawthorn

Hawthorn Football Club

The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...

 in the hope that he might be drafted by the club who at the time were in need of a ruck. However, Bryan was not drafted.

Green Bay Packers

In February 2010, after training with Nathan Chapman and John Smith of ProKick Australia, it was revealed Bryan was close to signing a deal with one of a number of NFL teams in the United States as a punter.

Bryan was signed to a three-year contract by the Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

 on 16 March 2010.

After participating in the Green Bay Rookie Mini-Camp, OTAs Organised Team Activities) and the pre-season, Bryan was released by the team on 4 September 2010.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On 6 September 2010, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Bryan to a three-year contract and waived rookie punter Brent Bowden

Brent Bowden

Brent Michael Bowden is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech....

. Bryan played his first regular-season NFL game against the Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 on 12 September at Raymond James Stadium

Raymond James Stadium

Raymond James Stadium, also known as the "Ray Jay", is a multi-purpose football stadium located in Tampa, Florida. It is home to the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well as the NCAA's South Florida Bulls football team. The stadium seats 65,857 , and it is expandable to 75,000 for special events...

, in Tampa, Florida

Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....

. He was waived by Buccaneers on 13 October 2010 and replaced by Robert Malone

Robert Malone

Robert Malone is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Fresno State....

.

New York Jets

Bryan was signed by the New York Jets

New York Jets

The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 on July 29, 2011 to compete with incumbent T. J. Conley

T. J. Conley

Timothy Joseph 'T. J.' Conley Jr. is an American football punter for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jets in 2009. He played college football at Idaho.-New York Jets:...

. He was waived on August 30.