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Key Facts

Full name
Benjamin Long

Known as
Ben Long

Born
21 August 1997 (age 25)

Ethnicity
Indigenous Australian

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 238d
Last game: 25y 286d

Height and weight
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 81 kg

Senior clubs
Footscray; St. Kilda; Sandringham; Gold Coast

Jumper numbers
St. Kilda: 21
Gold Coast: 22

Recruited from
NT Thunder Academy (2017); St. Kilda (2023)

Family links
Michael Long (Uncle)Cyril Rioli (Cousin)Jake Long (Cousin)Michaela Long (Cousin)Danielle Ponter (Cousin)

Ben Long

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
FootscrayVFL20167131.86—————
St. KildaAFL2017-202279310.3941%6.154.733.394
SandringhamVFL2017-2019, 2021-202220130.65—————
Gold CoastAFL20231000.0050%8.204.502.30—
VFL2016-2019, 2021-202227260.96—————
AFL2017-202389310.3542%6.384.713.274
Total2016-2023116570.49—————

AFL: 12,530th player to appear, 2,715th most games played, 2,915th most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 1,589th player to appear, 184th most games played, 210th most goals kickedGold Coast: 139th player to appear, 109th most games played, 140th most goals kicked

Footnotes

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