Not only did he lead his team to the club's first Group 11 top-grade premiership since 1995, but he was also named Group 11 player of the year by referees and finished up with the Bob Weir Medal for being best on ground in the grand final.

Group 11 award points were accumulated by the first grade referees and the prize carried the name of their sponsor, Orana Credit Union.

Alex Milsom from Orana Credit Union was on hand to present the award which saw Ryan finish with 16 points, two clear of Robbie Fuller (Macquarie), Mick Darcy (CYMS) and Blaine Stanley (Wellington).

No less than 86 players received points, while 42 were voted best on ground at one time or the other.

Other players to figure in the award were Luke Jenkins (CYMS), Seaun Stanley (Wellington) and Trent Runciman (Wellington) with 12 points each. Luke Thompson (Narromine) received 11 and Peter Boon (Macquarie), Bede Touhy (Parkes), Aaron Watts (Parkes) and Darren Jackson (Macquarie) finished off the top bracket with 10.

Ryan's day got even better when he led the Jets to victory in the first grade decider before being awarded the Bob Weir Medal as best player on the ground.

Narromine's Weir made a name for himself as one of the best centres in New South Wales during his playing career and would have got a lot of enjoyment out of having seen Ryan play such an inspirational role for the Jets.

"I can't get over winning this medal, I didn't think I really deserved it," Ryan said at the presentation.

"I thought Mick Clarke or Jon Newman would probably get it, maybe Mick Louie, but it is a huge honour for sure."

This year was Ryan's first with Narromine after stints with Wellington and CYMS, and obviously it was his best.

He played strongly each week in club fooball as well as for Group 11 and Western Division, and admitted on Sunday that the added burden of being captain of the Jets didn't hold him back.

"I think the captaincy has tended to help me lift my game," Ryan said.

"Terry (Fahey, the Narromine coach) saw something in me as being a good captain, he helped me in that role and now it's all turned out for the best.

"All he wanted me to do was inspire the rest of the players, take the ball up and give the pats on the back when encouragement was needed.

"Of course playing rep football this year was also good for me and helped me believe in what I could achieve on the football field.

"It made me think more and always got me going stronger at training, and then in turn it helped me to get through the game a lot easier despite the workload."

As for next year? "I haven't thought too much about next year," he said.