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| Full name | Ben Roarty | |||||
| Born | 5 February 1975 Australia |
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| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row, Prop | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1998–2001 | Melbourne Storm | 94 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 2002–2003 | Penrith Panthers | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2003–2005 | Huddersfield Giants | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2006 | Castleford Tigers | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 195 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 116 | |
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Ben Roarty (born 5 February 1975) is an Australian former professional rugby league player. He played for the Melbourne Storm, Penrith Panthers, Huddersfield Giants and the Castleford Tigers as a second-row, loose-forward and as a prop.
Roarty was a member of the inaugural Melbourne Storm team and played in their first game on 14 March 1998, winning against Illawarra Steelers, 14-12.[1] In 1999, Roarty started on the bench in the contentious Grand Final between Melbourne and St. George Illawarra Dragons. Roarty scored a try in the match and the Storm won the game, 20–18.
Seeking a regular first-grade starting position, Roarty joined the Penrith Panthers in 2002 but he was again primarily used as an interchange player. After being offered a place at Huddersfield Giants in the European Super League, Penrith granted Roarty a release and he left the Panthers half-way into their 2003 premiership winning season.[2]
Since 2007, Roarty has been coach of the Sunbury United Tigers first-grade team in the Victorian Rugby League competition.[3]
In 2009, Ben linked up as a player with Hay Magpies Rugby League Club in Group 20 in the NSW Country Rugby League.
Since 2009 he owns a strawberry farm north of Echuca.
As of January 14, 2010 Ben Roarty is a guest host on 'Deal Or No Deal' on channel 7.[4]
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