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Key Facts

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)

Ben Long

ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
FootscrayVFL20167131.86
St. KildaAFL2017-202279310.3941%6.154.733.394
SandringhamVFL2017-2019, 2021-202220130.65
Gold CoastAFL2023-20241600.0044%7.313.632.690
VFL2016-2019, 2021-202227260.96
AFL2017-202495310.3341%6.354.553.274
Total2016-2024122570.47

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

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.