Ben Griffiths

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Ben Griffiths
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Griffiths in March 2017
Personal information
Born (1991-09-17) 17 September 1991 (age 30)
Height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight101 kg (223 lb)
Australian rules football career
Personal information
Original team(s) Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 19, 2009 national draft
Debut Round 10, 2010, Richmond
vs. Port Adelaide, at AAMI Stadium
Position(s) Forward / ruck
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2010–2017 Richmond 63 (42)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com
College football career
USC Trojans – No. 24
PositionPunter
ClassSophomore
Career history
College

Ben Griffiths (born 17 September 1991) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL career[]

Griffiths was drafted by Richmond with the club's second selection and the 19th selection overall in the 2009 national draft.

He made his debut in Richmond's first win of the following year, against Port Adelaide in round 10 of the 2010 season.[1]

Griffiths career was limited because of the number of times he was concussed during a game.[2]

Despite being contracted to Richmond until the end of the 2018 season,[3] Griffiths retired from the AFL in January 2018 after receiving a scholarship with the University of Southern California to pursue a college football career as a punter.[4]

Statistics[]

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season[5]
Legend
 G  Goals  K  Kicks  D  Disposals  T  Tackles
 B  Behinds  H  Handballs  M  Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2010 Richmond 38 5 3 0 8 11 19 4 6 0.6 0.0 1.6 2.2 3.8 0.8 1.2
2011 Richmond 38 4 1 4 15 11 26 12 3 0.3 1.0 3.8 2.8 6.5 3.0 0.8
2012 Richmond 24 9 0 0 41 42 83 21 9 0.0 0.0 4.6 4.7 9.2 2.3 1.0
2013 Richmond 24 1 0 0 3 3 6 3 2 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 2.0
2014 Richmond 24 16 12 15 101 43 144 71 44 0.8 0.9 6.3 2.7 9.0 4.4 2.8
2015 Richmond 24 13 12 14 85 41 126 59 23 0.9 1.1 6.5 3.2 9.7 4.5 1.8
2016 Richmond 24 13 14 10 83 56 139 61 36 1.1 0.8 6.4 4.3 10.7 4.7 2.8
2017 Richmond 24 2 0 1 10 5 15 8 6 0.0 0.5 5.0 2.5 7.5 4.0 3.0
Career 63 42 44 346 212 558 239 129 0.7 0.7 5.5 3.4 8.9 3.8 2.0

References[]

  1. ^ "Seville youngster gets first taste of the big league", Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader, 31 May 2010
  2. ^ "'Pretty sad': Former Tiger Ben Griffiths expresses concern for AFL players with concussion". 20 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Tiger tall re-signs". Richmond FC. Bigpond. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  4. ^ Salemme, Kate (11 January 2018). "Richmond forward Ben Griffiths has quit the AFL to pursue an American football punting career". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Ben Griffiths". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

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