Ben Hart

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Ben Hart
Personal Info
Birth July 9, 1974,
Recruited from North Adelaide Football Club (SANFL)
Height/Weight 188cm / 85kg
Playing Career¹
Debut Round 1, Sunday March 22, 1992 (12:40PM), Adelaide vs. Footscray, at Football Park
Team(s) Adelaide (1992-2006)

311 games, 45 goals

¹ Statistics to end of R22 2006 season
Career Highlights

Benjamin "Ben" Hart (born July 29, 1974) was a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

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[edit] Early career

In 1992 Hart made his debut in the Adelaide Crows side and made an immediate impact as a defender, playing all 22 games (and booting 3 goals). The then-18 year old Hart won All-Australian selection that year and repeated that feat in 1993.

[edit] Records

In early 2005 Hart passed the Adelaide games record, overtaking Nigel Smart with 279 games. In early 2006 Hart reached another milestone, by becoming the first Adelaide Crows player to join the exclusive 300 Games Club. Hart had been in superb form early in 2006 but suffered his first major injury, a broken arm vs Richmond in Round 8 of 2006, making his return in Round 16. He was again injured in Round 21, ending his season and his career. After the Round 21 loss to Port Adelaide, Hart looked back at the celebrating Port Adelaide players in total frustration.

[edit] Current News

At the end of the 2006 season, Hart was delisted by the Crows due to the long-term injuries of Biglands and Hentschel and concerns over Hart's age and durability. [1] On November 18, 2006 Hart nominated for the national draft. [2]

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Preceded by
Mark Ricciuto
Adelaide Best and Fairest winner
1999
Succeeded by
Simon Goodwin
Preceded by
Andrew McLeod
Adelaide Best and Fairest winner
2002
Succeeded by
Mark Ricciuto