Ben McKay (footballer)

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Ben McKay
Personal information
Full name Ben McKay
Date of birth (1997-12-24) 24 December 1997 (age 24)
Original team(s) Gippsland Power (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 21, 2015 national draft
Debut Round 23, 2017, North Melbourne
vs. Brisbane Lions, at the Gabba
Height 201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club North Melbourne
Number 23
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016– North Melbourne 37 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 23, 2021.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ben McKay (born 24 December 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL Career[]

He was drafted by North Melbourne with their first selection and twenty-first overall in the 2015 national draft.[1] He made his debut in the fifty-one point win against the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba in round twenty-three of the 2017 season.[2] In February 2019, Ben signed a two-year contract extension keeping him at the Kangaroos until at least the end of 2021.[3]

Taking time to develop, Ben McKay found consistency at AFL level, playing 11 games in the backline in the 2020 season. A great contested mark and busy player under pressure, McKay continued his form into 2021

Family[]

He is the twin brother of Carlton's Harry McKay.[4]

Statistics[]

Statistics are correct to Round 8 2021[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
2017 North Melbourne 23 1 0 0 2 7 9 1 3 0.0 0.0 2.0 7.0 9.0 1.0 3.0
2018 North Melbourne 23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2019 North Melbourne 23 3 0 1 11 10 21 10 4 0.0 0.3 3.7 3.3 7.0 3.3 1.3
2020 North Melbourne 23 11 0 0 43 59 102 36 18 0.0 0.0 3.9 5.4 9.3 3.3 1.6
2021 North Melbourne 23 8 0 0 37 47 84 34 12 0.0 0.0 4.6 5.9 10.5 5.9 1.5
Career 23 0 1 93 123 216 81 37 0.0 0.1 4.0 5.4 9.4 3.5 1.6

References[]

  1. ^ Bowen, Nick (24 November 2015). "Roos plan on developing Ben McKay into long-term replacement for Drew Petrie". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  2. ^ Hamilton, Andrew (26 August 2017). "North Melbourne emphatically end tanking talk with big win over Brisbane Lions at the Gabba". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. ^ "McKay re-commits to North". nmfc.com.au. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  4. ^ Larkin, Steve (24 November 2015). "Sibling rivalry to reach another level after McKay twins get drafted". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Ben McKay". AFL Tables. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

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