Ben Ainsworth
- Career games
- 183
- Debut
- 2017
Player Information
Player bio
A career in numbersBen Ainsworth made his AFL debut for Gold Coast in 2017 and has played 183 games, including 158 for Gold Coast between 2017 and 2025 and 25 for Carlton in 2026. Gold Coast selected him with pick 4 in the 2016 national draft.
In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was right half forward flank. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 4.5 marks and 2.0 tackles per game and scored 167 goals and 135 behinds. He played 13 games in his debut season, kicking 14 goals. His highest recorded season total is 30 goals, from 25 games in 2026 at an average of 1.2 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 17.72 per game in 2026. The largest total in those seasons is 443 disposals, recorded in 2026.
| Season | Appearances | Total | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 443 | 17.72 |
| 2025 | 24 | 322 | 13.42 |
About these season figures
Compared 10 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.
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Career and season figures include finals where played.
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Recent Games
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| Year | Round | Team | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | POS |
APOS
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# | D | K | HB | M | G | B | T | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | FF | FA | CM | M50 | IM | 1% | BO | GA | TOG | EFF | MIN | SC | DT | MG | GBG | CC | SCL | TO | HTA | HOW% | HTA% | SP | CD1 | CDL% | CO1 | COW% | INT | CBA% | SOG | SHACC% | GACC% | SI | PA | CBA | KI | KIPO | KI% | RC | EK | KE% | MOL | T50 | APR | D50P | DMP | AMP | A50P | Tagged |
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| 2026 | EF |
@
GEE
|
L | MCG | FWD | HFFL | 12 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 74% | 68% | 95 | 72 | 71 | 284 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 100% | 33.3% | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 7 | 63.6% | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | — | ||
| 2026 | WC |
@
MEL
|
W | MCG | FWD | HFFL | 12 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 85% | 81% | 98 | 106 | 100 | 367 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 5 | 80% | 60% | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 10 | 71.4% | 3 | 0 | 16.7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | — | ||
| 2026 | 24 |
vs
FRE
|
W | Marvel Stadium | FWD | HFFL | 12 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 78% | 80% | 95 | 103 | 105 | 447 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 4 | 100% | 75% | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 8 | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | ||
| 2026 | 23 |
@
WBD
|
D | Marvel Stadium | FWD | HFFR | 12 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78% | 74% | 95 | 42 | 62 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 0% | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 4 | 57.1% | 2 | 0 | 0.6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | ||
| 2026 | 22 |
@
STK
|
W | Marvel Stadium | FWD | FPR | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74% | 92% | 90 | 59 | 48 | 146 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 100% | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 4 | 80% | 0 | 1 | 10.6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — |
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