Ben Griffiths

Ben Griffiths
Griffiths in March 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-09-17) 17 September 1991
Original team(s)	Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 19, 2009 AFL National Draft: Richmond
Debut	Round 10, 2010, Richmond vs. Port Adelaide, at AAMI Stadium
Height	200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	101 kg (223 lb)
Position(s)	Forward / Ruck
Club information
Current club	Richmond
Number	24
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2010–	Richmond	63 (42)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of round 19, 2017.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ben Griffiths (born 17 September 1991) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL career

Griffiths was drafted by Richmond with the club's second selection and the 19th selection overall in the 2009 AFL National Draft.

He made his debut in Richmond's first win of the following year, against Port Adelaide in round 10 of the 2010 season.^[1]

Griffiths is contracted to Richmond until at least the end of the 2018 season.^[2]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 19, 2017^[3]

Legend
G	Goals	B	Behinds	K	Kicks	H	Handballs	D	Disposals	M	Marks	T	Tackles

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
Season	Team	#	Totals								Averages (per game)
2010	Richmond	38	5	3	0	8	11	19	4	6	0.6	0.0	1.6	2.2	3.8	0.8	1.2
2011	Richmond	38	4	1	4	15	11	26	12	3	0.3	1.0	3.8	2.8	6.5	3.0	0.8
2012	Richmond	24	9	0	0	41	42	83	21	9	0.0	0.0	4.6	4.7	9.2	2.3	1.0
2013	Richmond	24	1	0	0	3	3	6	3	2	0.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	6.0	3.0	2.0
2014	Richmond	24	16	12	15	101	43	144	71	44	0.8	0.9	6.3	2.7	9.0	4.4	2.8
2015	Richmond	24	13	12	14	85	41	126	59	23	0.9	1.1	6.5	3.2	9.7	4.5	1.8
2016	Richmond	24	13	14	10	83	56	139	61	36	1.1	0.8	6.4	4.3	10.7	4.7	2.8
2017	Richmond	24	2	0	1	10	5	15	8	6	0.0	0.5	5.0	2.5	7.5	4.0	3.0
Career			63	42	44	346	212	558	239	129	0.7	0.7	5.5	3.4	8.9	3.8	2.0

References

↑ "Seville youngster gets first taste of the big league", Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader, 31 May 2010
↑ "Tiger tall re-signs". Richmond FC. Bigpond. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
↑ "Ben Griffiths". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

External links

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Ben Griffiths's profile on the official website of the Richmond Football Club
Ben Griffiths's statistics from AFL Tables
Ben Griffiths's statistics from Footy Wire

Richmond Football Club – current squad

1 Vlastuin
2 Grimes
3 Prestia
4 Martin
5 B. Ellis
6 Grigg
7 Lennon
8 Riewoldt (vc)
9 Cotchin (c)
10 Edwards
11 Batchelor
12 Astbury
14 Houli
15 Short
16 Hampson
17 Rioli
18 Rance (vc)
20 Maric
21 Townsend
22 Caddy
23 Lambert
24 Griffiths
25 Nankervis
26 Miles
27 Lloyd
28 Hunt
29 Bolton
30 Conca
31 Markov
32 C. Ellis
33 McIntosh
34 Graham
35 Broad
36 Moore*
37 Menadue
38 Morris
39 Drummond
40 Butler
41 Chol*
42 Garthwaite
43 Elton
44 Stengle*
46 Castagna*
47 Soldo*

Coach: Hardwick

* denotes rookie listed players

2009 AFL national draft
First round	1. Tom Scully (PP) 2. Jack Trengove 3. Dustin Martin 4. Anthony Morabito 5. Ben Cunnington 6. Gary Rohan 7. Brad Sheppard 8. John Butcher 9. Andrew Moore 10. Jake Melksham 11. Jordan Gysberts 12. Kane Lucas 13. Daniel Talia 14. Lewis Jetta 15. Christian Howard 16. Jasper Pittard 17. Daniel Menzel
Second round	18. Luke Tapscott 19. Ben Griffiths 20. Nathan Fyfe 21. Ryan Bastinac 22. Gerrick Weedon 23. Koby Stevens 24. Jake Carlisle 25. Aaron Black 26. Travis Colyer 27. Callum Bartlett 28. Mitch Duncan 29. Jack Gunston 30. Luke Ball 31. Jason Tutt 32. Nicholas Winmar 33. Anthony Long
Third round	34. Max Gawn 35. David Astbury 36. Joel Houghton 37. Jamie Macmillan 38. Sam Reid 39. Sam Grimley 40. Allen Christensen 41. Ayden Kennedy 42. Nathan Vardy 43. Marcus Davies 44. Matt Dea 45. Sam Shaw 46. Ben Stratton 47. Ryan Harwood 48. Jesse Crichton 49. Dylan Roberton
Fourth round	50. Jack Fitzpatrick 51. Troy Taylor 52. Justin Bollenhagen 53. Brayden Norris 54. Byron Sumner 55. Trent Dennis-Lane 56. Josh Cowan 57. Jordan Williams 58. Rhan Hooper 59. Rohan Kerr 60. Jesse W. Smith 61. James Craig 62. Ben Sinclair 63. Lukas Markovic 64. Adam Pattison 65. Jeremy Laidler (RP)
Fifth round	67. Jeromey Webberley 69. Taylor Duryea 70. Matt Suckling (RP) 71. Ben Nason 72. Sam Jacobs (RP) 73. Jesse O'Brien 74. Brodie Martin (RP) 75. Josh Thomas 76. Shane Thorne 77. Will Johnson
Sixth round	79. Greg Broughton (RP) 80. Cruize Garlett (RP) 82. Daniel Stewart (RP) 83. Aaron Joseph (RP) 84. Bryce Retzlaff (RP) 85. Simon Buckley 86. Liam Picken (RP) 87. Zac Dawson (RP) 88. Wade Thompson (RP)
Seventh round	89. Robin Nahas (RP) 90. Kristin Thornton (RP) 91. Matt Maguire 92. James Mulligan (RP) 93. Luke Miles (RP)
Eighth round	94. Andrew Browne (RP) 95. Pearce Hanley (RP)
RP = Rookie Promotion

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