Chris "Bear" Bryan (born 6 March 1982) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. A mature-aged recruit, Bryan was drafted in the sixth round (no.73 overall) by Carlton in the 2004 AFL Draft. He was 22 years old, and given a second-chance, showing enough at VFL level for both Sandringham and Frankston. He would make his debut for the Carlton in Round 11, 2005 against Sydney and showed an immediate sign he was an aggressive and mobile ruckman, having 20 disposals and 17 hitouts. He would play the next 11 games, with his form an issue to see him dropped for the last round. In round 21 he would amazingly have 0 disposals, but managed 20 hitouts, a career-high. He was the replacement of Barnaby French who was out with a foot injury. He struggled in the 2006 season, as Dylan McLaren was recruited to fill the secondary ruck position behind French. Bryan would play only five games, all towards the end of the season, but was dropped to the VFL reserves for the finals. Bryan was delisted by Carlton after two seasons. (via Wikipedia)