| Ben Mathews | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ben Mathews | ||
| Born | (1978-11-29) 29 November 1978 | ||
| Original teams | Hopefield Buraja, Corowa Rutherglen | ||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1997–2008 | Sydney | 198 (45) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2008. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ben Mathews (born 29 November 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Mathews originally played with Hopefield Buraja FC in the Coreen & District Football League, then was recruited from the Corowa Rutherglen of New South Wales, via the Murray Bushrangers.
He was part of the 2005 AFL premiership-winning side that defeated the West Coast Eagles. He announced his retirement on 2 September 2008.
He has served as the midfield coach of the Melbourne Football Club since September 2013 to end of 2020.1 He is now the assistant coach at Sydney Swans Football Club2
Statistics
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 1997 | Sydney | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 1998 | Sydney | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | Sydney | 36 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 122 | 82 | 204 | 47 | 16 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 12.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 |
| 2000 | Sydney | 36 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 270 | 164 | 434 | 102 | 30 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 12.3 | 7.5 | 19.7 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
| 2001 | Sydney | 4 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 264 | 146 | 410 | 113 | 46 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.5 | 6.3 | 17.8 | 4.9 | 2.0 |
| 2002 | Sydney | 4 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 211 | 150 | 361 | 66 | 65 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 17.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 2003 | Sydney | 4 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 237 | 152 | 389 | 94 | 59 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 6.6 | 16.9 | 4.1 | 2.6 |
| 2004 | Sydney | 4 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 239 | 204 | 443 | 109 | 94 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 18.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | Sydney | 4 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 200 | 161 | 361 | 77 | 75 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 14.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| 2006 | Sydney | 4 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 83 | 77 | 160 | 44 | 37 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 11.4 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| 2007 | Sydney | 4 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 168 | 137 | 305 | 89 | 67 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 13.3 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
| 2008 | Sydney | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| Career | 198 | 45 | 24 | 1824 | 1297 | 3121 | 753 | 498 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 15.8 | 3.8 | 2.5 | ||
References
References
- Whitling, Michael (23 September 2013). "Mathews latest to join Roos at Melbourne". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- "Fit Hogan returns with point to prove".
- Ben Mathews' player profile at AFL Tables