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Ben Cunnington

Ben Cunnington

North Melbourne
Midfielder · Ruck Rover Retired
Career games
238
Debut
2010
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Player Information

Height 185 cm
Date of Birth 30-Jun-1991
AFL Debut 2010

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Ben Cunnington made his AFL debut for North Melbourne in 2010 and played 238 games for the club. His last recorded season was 2023.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2023 was ruck rover. Across his recorded games, he averaged 21.6 disposals and 5.7 clearances per game. He played 18 games in his debut season, averaging 13.8 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 586 disposals, from 22 games in 2019 at an average of 26.6 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 26.80 per game in 2021.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20192258626.64
20211540226.80
2023917819.78
About these season figures

Compared 12 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

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# 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
2023 22
North Melbourne NME
Essendon vs ESS
L
77-86
Marvel Stadium MID RR 10 24 8 16 1 2 0 3 0 1 3 10 16 8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 63% 83% 76 95 80 41 10 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 62% 2 100% 100% 7 15 -- -- 0 -- -- 5 62.5% 0 1 16.5 5 9 6 4 —
2023 8
North Melbourne NME
St Kilda vs STK
L
34-64
Marvel Stadium MID C 10 7 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53% 100% 58 32 22 25 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38% 0 0% 0% 1 8 -- -- 0 -- -- 1 100% 0 0 4.8 1 3 3 0 —
2023 7
North Melbourne NME
Melbourne @ MEL
L
49-139
MCG MID C 10 27 9 18 5 1 0 3 0 6 0 11 19 11 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 74% 93% 97 110 97 319 14 6 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 75% 1 100% 100% 3 19 -- -- 0 -- -- 7 77.8% 0 0 19.1 4 12 13 1 —
2023 6
North Melbourne NME
Gold Coast @ GCS
L
54-97
People First Stadium MID C 10 27 11 16 3 0 0 0 0 5 1 8 16 13 7 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 71% 67% 86 77 66 286 11 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 65% 0 0% 0% 5 12 -- -- 0 -- -- 6 54.5% 1 0 9.2 6 13 10 0 —
2023 5
North Melbourne NME
Brisbane Lions @ BRL
L
77-152
SSP MID C 10 22 9 13 3 0 0 4 0 2 1 4 9 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 74% 64% 92 77 78 309 7 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 50% 0 0% 0% 2 15 -- -- 0 -- -- 3 33.3% 0 0 8.6 3 16 2 1 —
Latest 5 of 238 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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Statistics updated: 29 September 2026 (Melbourne time)

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