Ben Kinnear

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Ben Kinnear
Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-02-27)27 February 1979
Original team	Central District (SANFL)
Debut	Round 9, 24 May 1998, Collingwood v. Port Adelaide, at Football Park
Playing career¹
Collingwood (1998–2004) 50 games, 11 goals
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2005 season.

Ben Kinnear (born 27 February 1979) is a former Australian footballer who played with Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and Central District Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Playing with Central Districts' junior teams, Kinnear was selected with pick 56 in the 1997 AFL Draft by Collingwood and was touted as a key forward.

Kinnear made his senior AFL debut in 1998 and had a breakthrough period in 2000–2001 which saw him live up to potential as a key-position player. He could play as a mobile forward, with good hands and had height, and was retained on the list.

Kinnear however played just one game for Collingwood in 2002, where he kicked an infamous pass across the face of goal against Carlton. Playing most of his football with Collingwood's Victorian Football League (VFL) affiliate the Williamstown Seagulls, Kinnear made some senior appearances in 2003, but a serious ankle injury against Richmond saw him stretchered off the ground, and looked like the end of his career. However, Kinnear recovered and returned to the seniors for the 2003 finals and played in the 2003 AFL Grand Final, where Collingwood lost to Brisbane Football Club.

In 2004 he brought up his 50th game in his 7th season, but that was all he would play, prematurely retiring at the end of the season. He won the best and fairest with Lalor in 2005, and took up a playing-Assistant coach role at the grassroots club for 2006.

External links

Ben Kinnear's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
Ben Kinnear's statistics from AFL Tables

1997 AFL National Draft

1. Travis Johnstone
2. Brad Ottens
3. Trent Croad
4. Mark Bolton
5. Luke Power
6. James Walker
7. Kris Massie
8. Chris Tarrant
9. Chad Cornes
10. Shane O'Bree
11. Jason Saddington
12. Jaxon Crabb
13. Callum Chambers
14. Shannon Watt
15. Joel McKay
16. Ben Walton
17. Lance Picioane
18. Mark Alvey
19. Chris Obst
20. Dean Solomon
21. Clem Michael
22. Troy Longmuir
23. Adam Chatfield
24. James Wasley
25. Nick Stevens
26. Brodie Holland
27. Brad Stephens
28. Rowan Jones
29. Marc Woolnough
30. Paul McMahon
31. Simon Black
32. Troy Johnson
33. James Thiessen
34. Andrew Williams
35. Marcus Baldwin
36. Judd Lalich
37. Todd Holmes
38. James Rahilly
39. Matthew Blake
40. Fred Campbell
41. Danny Morton
42. Matthew Dennis
43. Adam Goodes
44. David Antonowicz
45. Matthew Scarlett
46. Joshua Robertson
47. Robert Stevenson
48. Ben W. Thompson
49. Ian Perrie
50. Luke Ottens
51. Scott Ralph
52. Jordan Doering
53. Lionel Proctor
54. Justin Wood
55. Craig Black
56. Ben Kinnear
57. Darren Fraser
58. Marcus Picken
59. Brett Rose
60. Phillip Read
61. Tim Finocchiaro
62. Dion Miles
63. Anthony Aloi
64. Sam Cranage
65. Linden Stevens
66. Nathan Brown
67. Brad Lloyd
68. Simon Eastaugh
69. Paul Greenham
70. Trent Hoppner
71. Andrew Kellaway
73. Beau McDonald
74. Paul Digiovine
75. Brent Cowell
77. Guy Rigoni
78. Richie Vandenberg
80. John Hynes
81. Troy Kirwen
82. Nathan Thompson
83. Ben J. Thompson
84. Frank Raso
85. Hayden Burgiel
86. Scott Whiston

Persondata
Name	Kinnear, Ben
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	27 February 1979
Place of birth
Date of death
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