Ben Rutten

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Ben Rutten
Ben Rutten 26.05.18.jpg
Rutten coaching in May 2018.
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Rutten
Nickname(s) Truck
Date of birth (1983-05-28) 28 May 1983 (age 38)
Place of birth Adelaide, South Australia
Original team(s) West Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 40, 2001 rookie draft
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2003–2014 Adelaide 229 (9)
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
2021– Essendon 22 (11–11–0)
3 Coaching statistics correct as of Round 23, 2021.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Benjamin Rutten (born 28 May 1983) is an Australian rules football coach of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). As a player, he played for the Adelaide Football Club and was known for his size, strength and ability to contain some of the game's best forwards.

Early life[]

Recruited from South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club West Adelaide in the 2001 Rookie Draft, Rutten made his AFL debut in 2003 as a forward, joining an elite club of players who have goaled with each of their first three kicks.

AFL career[]

Rutten was moved to defence and made a name for himself as a tough full-back, coming of age in the 2005 AFL season, where he was part of Adelaide's sturdy defensive unit, and often held his opponents to two goals or less. This earned Rutten All-Australian selection in 2005, and Rutten became an integral part of Adelaide's defence for the rest of his career. He and fellow All-Australian defender Nathan Bock formed one of the most capable defensive partnerships in the AFL prior to Bock's transfer to the Gold Coast Suns.

Rutten gave away the controversial game-deciding free kick in the 2009 semi-final by holding the arm of Collingwood forward Jack Anthony who scored Collingwood's winning goal in the last 55 seconds. This finished the season for the Adelaide Football Club.

On 1 July 2014, Rutten announced that he would retire at the end of the 2014 season, hinting a possible move into coaching.[1] He played his last game against St Kilda on 31 August 2014, scoring his ninth and final AFL goal in the last kick of his career.[2]

Coaching career[]

On 10 September 2014, Rutten became an assistant coach at the Richmond Football Club,[3] serving as the club's defence coach.

On 24 August 2018, the Essendon Football Club announced Rutten would be joining their coaching department as an assistant coach for the 2019 season,[4] Rutten served as assistant coach in the position of the Team Defence and Key Position Coach. On 17 September 2019, it was announced that Rutten would succeed John Worsfold as the senior coach of Essendon at the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season.[5][6]

In Rutten's first season as Essendon Football Club senior coach in the 2021 season, he guided Essendon to finish eighth on the ladder, therefore making the finals. They were eliminated by the eventual-runners up the Western Bulldogs in the elimination final.

Statistics[]

[7]
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
2003 Adelaide 25 2 3 0 6 7 13 7 0 1.5 0.0 3.0 3.5 6.5 3.5 0.0
2004 Adelaide 25 9 0 0 55 50 105 40 10 0.0 0.0 6.1 5.6 11.7 4.4 1.1
2005 Adelaide 25 25 1 0 143 137 280 95 27 0.0 0.0 5.7 5.5 11.2 3.8 1.1
2006 Adelaide 25 24 1 2 175 158 333 135 35 0.0 0.1 7.3 6.6 13.9 5.6 1.5
2007 Adelaide 25 20 0 0 122 137 259 113 24 0.0 0.0 6.1 6.9 13.0 5.7 1.2
2008 Adelaide 25 22 0 1 157 182 339 147 20 0.0 0.0 7.1 8.3 15.4 6.7 0.9
2009 Adelaide 25 24 1 0 164 204 368 142 29 0.0 0.0 6.8 8.5 15.3 5.9 1.2
2010 Adelaide 25 22 0 0 128 212 340 128 46 0.0 0.0 5.8 9.6 15.5 5.8 2.1
2011 Adelaide 25 21 0 0 143 174 317 107 30 0.0 0.0 6.8 8.3 15.1 5.1 1.4
2012 Adelaide 25 25 2 1 148 136 284 125 40 0.1 0.0 5.9 5.4 11.4 5.0 1.6
2013 Adelaide 25 21 0 1 140 132 272 114 24 0.0 0.0 6.7 6.3 13.0 5.4 1.1
2014 Adelaide 25 14 1 0 72 80 152 52 24 0.1 0.0 5.1 5.7 10.9 3.7 1.7
Career 229 9 5 1453 1609 3062 1205 309 0.0 0.0 6.3 7.0 13.3 5.3 1.3

References[]

  1. ^ "Adelaide Crows veteran defender Ben Rutten confirms his retirement at end of 2014 AFL season". ABC. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Ben Rutten kicked his ninth AFL goal to cap off his final game in Adelaide Crows win". The Australian. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Rutten to Richmond". Richmond Football Club. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Bombers welcome Rutten". Essendon Football Club. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Dons outline coaching succession plan". Essendon Football Club. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  6. ^ Niall, Jake (17 September 2019). "Backing the truck: inside the Essendon handover". The Age.
  7. ^ "Ben Rutten statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

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