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Full name
Benjamin Long
Known as
Ben Long
Born
21 August 1997 (age 26)
Ethnicity
Indigenous Australian
Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 238d
Last game: 26y 216d
Height and weight
Height: 186 cm
Weight: 81 kg
Senior clubs
Footscray; St. Kilda; Sandringham; Gold Coast
Jumper numbers
St. Kilda: 21
Gold Coast: 22
Recruited from
Northern Territory U18s (2017); St. Kilda (2023)
Family links
Michael Long (Uncle)Cyril Rioli (Cousin)Jake Long (Cousin)Michaela Long (Cousin)Danielle Ponter (Cousin)
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Footscray | VFL | 2016 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | — | — | — | — | — |
St. Kilda | AFL | 2017-2022 | 79 | 31 | 0.39 | 41% | 6.15 | 4.73 | 3.39 | 4 |
Sandringham | VFL | 2017-2019, 2021-2022 | 20 | 13 | 0.65 | — | — | — | — | — |
Gold Coast | AFL | 2023-2024 | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 44% | 7.31 | 3.63 | 2.69 | 0 |
VFL | 2016-2019, 2021-2022 | 27 | 26 | 0.96 | — | — | — | — | — | |
AFL | 2017-2024 | 95 | 31 | 0.33 | 41% | 6.35 | 4.55 | 3.27 | 4 | |
Total | 2016-2024 | 122 | 57 | 0.47 | — | — | — | — | — |
AFL: 12,530th player to appear, 2,584th most games played, 2,931st most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 1,589th player to appear, 187th most games played, 211th most goals kickedGold Coast: 139th player to appear, 95th most games played, 142nd most goals kicked