Ben Long (footballer)
| Ben Long | |||
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 Long playing for St Kilda in April 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ben Long | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Darwin, NT | ||
| Original team(s) | Footscray Bulldogs (VFL)/NT Thunder (NEAFL)/Melbourne Grammar School (APS) | ||
| Draft | No. 25, 2016 national draft | ||
| Debut |
Round 4, 2017, St Kilda vs. Collingwood, at Etihad Stadium | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | St Kilda | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017– | St Kilda | 45 (21) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ben Long (born 21 August 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the nephew of former Essendon player, Michael Long, and a cousin of Cyril Rioli. He attended Melbourne Grammar School on a scholarship and graduated in 2016.
AFL career[]
Long was drafted by the St Kilda Football Club with their first selection and twenty-fifth overall in the 2016 national draft.[1] He made his debut in the fourteen point win against Collingwood at Etihad Stadium in round four of the 2017 season.[2] Long was nominated for the AFL Rising Star for his performance in the draw against Greater Western Sydney at Etihad Stadium in round five of the 2018 AFL season, during which he recorded fifteen disposals, eight tackles, four marks and a goal.[3] The 20-year-old somewhat innocuously suffered a fractured metatarsal in his right foot whilst playing against the Demons in round 7.
References[]
- ^ Bowen, Nick (25 November 2016). "Famous Long name continues at St Kilda". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ Cherney, Daniel (13 April 2017). "Ben Long to debut for St Kilda against Collingwood". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Long breaks Saints' Rising Star dry spell". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- St Kilda Football Club players
- St Mary's Football Club (NTFL) players
- Australian rules footballers from the Northern Territory
- Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
- Northern Knights players
- Sandringham Football Club players
- Rioli family
- People educated at Melbourne Grammar School
- Australian rules biography, 1990s birth stubs