Australian rules footballer
| Ben Ainsworth | |||
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 Ainsworth playing for Gold Coast in June 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ben Ainsworth | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Morwell, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Gippsland Power (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 4, 2016 national draft | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gold Coast | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017– | Gold Coast | 132 (112) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of round 16, 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ben Ainsworth (born 10 February 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Gold Coast Football Club with their first selection and fourth overall in the 2016 national draft. He made his debut in the two point loss against the Brisbane Lions in the opening round of the 2017 season at Metricon Stadium.
Ainsworth received the AFL Rising Star nomination for round 22 after kicking three goals from ten disposals in the Suns' 32-point loss to Essendon at Metricon Stadium.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of round 2, 2022
| G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
| B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | Gold Coast | 27 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 88 | 64 | 152 | 45 | 42 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 11.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2018 | Gold Coast | 9 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 131 | 106 | 237 | 45 | 52 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 14.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2019 | Gold Coast | 9 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 110 | 90 | 200 | 49 | 19 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 16.7 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2020 | Gold Coast | 9 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 147 | 80 | 227 | 70 | 27 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 9.2 | 5.0 | 14.2 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 2021 | Gold Coast | 9 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 187 | 74 | 261 | 90 | 35 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 11.0 | 4.4 | 15.4 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Gold Coast | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 16.5 | 5.5 | 2.5 | TBA |
| Career | 76 | 54 | 60 | 688 | 422 | 1110 | 310 | 180 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 9.1 | 5.6 | 14.6 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 2 | ||
Notes
- The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- Hamilton, Andrew (26 November 2016). "Top draft picks Hugh McCluggage and Ben Ainsworth will engage in a career-long duel". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- Boswell, Tom (23 March 2017). "AFL rookies Jack Bowes and Ben Ainsworth ready for debut in Brisbane Lions QClash". Gold Coast Bulletin. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- McGowan, Marc (21 August 2017). "Sun burns bright for Rising Star nomination". BigPond. Australian Football League. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- "Ben Ainsworth". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
External links
- Ben Ainsworth's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Ben Ainsworth's playing statistics from AFL Tables
| Gold Coast Suns – current squad | |
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| 2017 AFL Rising Star nominees | |
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