Ben Rutten

Ben Rutten
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Rutten
Nickname(s)	Truck
Date of birth	28 May 1983 (1983-05-28) (age 28)
Place of birth	Adelaide, Australia
Original team	West Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft	40th overall, 2001 Rookie Draft (Elevated 2002) Adelaide
Height/Weight	192cm / 101 kg
Position(s)	Key defender
Club information
Current club	Adelaide
Number	25
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2003–	Adelaide	169 (6)
¹ Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .

Benjamin "Truck" Rutten (born 28 May 1983) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is known for his size, strength and ability to contain some of the game's best forwards.

Debuting in 2003, Rutten was initially positioned forward, where he had played for West Adelaide. On his debut he joined an elite club of players who have goaled with each of their first three kicks. His time in the first team was however limited, and he was moved to defence. Rutten made a name for himself as a tough full-back and came of age in the 2005 season, where he was part of Adelaide's sturdy defensive unit, and often held his opponents to 2 goals or less. This earned him All-Australian selection in 2005, and Rutten has been an integral part of Adelaide's defence ever since. He and fellow All-Australian defender Nathan Bock form one of the most capable defensive partnerships in the game.

Rutten gave away the controversial game deciding free kick in the 2009 semi-final by holding the arm of Collingwood forward John Anthony who scored the Magpies' winning goal in the last 55 seconds. This finished the season for the Adelaide Football Club.

External links

Ben Rutten's profile on the Official AFL Website of the Adelaide Football Club
Ben Rutten's statistics from AFL Tables

Adelaide Football Club – current squad

1 Tambling
2 Crouch
3 Reilly
4 Tippett
5 S. Thompson
6 L. Thompson
7 van Berlo (c)
8 Johnston
9 Sloane
10 Jaensch
11 Doughty
12 Talia
13 Walker
14 Mackay
15 Symes
16 Brown
17 Vince
18 Johncock
20 Jenkins
21 Knights
22 Otten
23 Petrenko
24 Jacobs
25 Rutten
26 Douglas
27 Lynch
28 Ellis-Yolmen
29 Kerridge
30 Craig*
31 Lyons
32 Dangerfield
33 Smith
34 Shaw
35 McKernan
36 Martin
37 Callinan*
38 Grigg
39 Young*
40 Porplyzia
41 Martyn*
42 Joyce
43 Riley
44 Dowdell*
45 Henderson
46 Laird*
47 Wright
48 Orval*
49 McIntyre*

Coach: Sanderson

* denotes Rookie Listed players

2005 All-Australian team

Defenders David Wirrpanda (West Coast) • Ben Rutten (Adelaide) • James Clement (Collingwood) Joel Bowden (Richmond) • Trent Croad (Hawthorn) • Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)

Midfielders Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda) • Scott West (Western Bulldogs) • Lenny Hayes (St Kilda)

Forwards Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide) • Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) • Shannon Grant (Kangaroos) Brad Johnson (Western Bulldogs) • Barry Hall (Sydney) • Peter Everitt (Hawthorn)

Followers Dean Cox (West Coast) • Luke Ball (St Kilda) • Ben Cousins (West Coast)

Interchange Leo Barry (Sydney) • Kane Cornes (Port Adelaide) • Simon Goodwin (Adelaide) • Brent Harvey (Kangaroos)

Coach Paul Roos (Sydney)

Dream Team – 2008 Hall of Fame Tribute Match

Captain: McLeod \| Bock \| Bolton \| P.Burgoyne \| S.Burgoyne \| Burton \| Charman \| Cooney \| Corey \| Cornes \| Cox \| Davis \| Enright \| Franklin \| Goodwin \| Griffen \| Johncock \| Kerr \| Kirk \| Mooney \| Motlop \| Pavlich \| Richardson \| Rutten \| Stokes \| Coach: Williams

Persondata
Name	Rutten, Ben
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Date of birth	28 May 1983
Place of birth	Adelaide, Australia
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