Ryan attended Glen Waverley Secondary College in Melbourne's Eastern suburbs.

[4] However, Fagan brought the defender back in the 2022 rookie draft, and made him captain of the Lions VFL team.

Lester was part of the Brisbane Lions 2024 premiership winning team, a 60 point victory over the Sydney Swans.

[9] Lester completed a Bachelor of Business, majoring in Finance through Swinburne.

[3] Updated to the end of 2024 [10] Notes Team * denotes rookie listed players