Ben Long

Gold Coast

ForwardForward Pocket Right #22 Active

Career games: 156
Debut: 2017

Player Information

Height 184 cm

Age 29 years

Date of Birth 21-Aug-1997

AFL Debut 2017

Drafted: Pick #25 — 2016 National Draft by St Kilda

Player bio

A career in numbers

Ben Long made his AFL debut for St Kilda in 2017 and has played 156 games, including 79 for St Kilda between 2017 and 2022 and 77 for Gold Coast between 2023 and 2026. St Kilda selected him with pick 25 in the 2016 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was right forward pocket. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 3.5 marks and 2.5 tackles per game and scored 130 goals and 92 behinds. His highest recorded season total is 45 goals, from 24 games in 2025 at an average of 1.9 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 12.27 per game in 2020. The largest total in those seasons is 259 disposals, recorded in 2025.

Selected seasons: disposals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2025	24	259	10.79
2020	15	184	12.27
2026	21	213	10.14

About these season figures

Compared 9 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	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	CM	M50	IM	1%	GA	TOG	EFF	MIN	SC	DT	MG	GBG	SCL	TO	SP	CO1	COW%	INT	CBA%	SOG	SHACC%	GACC%	SI	PA	KI%	EK	KE%	MOL	T50	APR	D50P	DMP	AMP	A50P	Tagged
2026	24	GCS	@ STK	W	103-80	Marvel Stadium	FWD	FPL	22	8	7	1	4	1	2	4	0	1	2	2	4	3	0	0	0	3	1	1	1	78%	63%	95	35	59	128	1	2	2	0	1	0	2	0%	3	100%	33.3%	6	13	0%	4	57.1%	1	2	3	1	0	0	5	—
2026	23	GCS	@ BRL	L	53-95	Gabba	MID	WR	22	5	4	1	3	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	75%	60%	88	33	43	97	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0%	3	100%	33.3%	4	5	0%	2	50%	0	1	-1.3	0	0	1	5	—
2026	22	GCS	@ GWS	W	79-77	Manuka Oval	FWD	HFFL	22	9	7	2	1	0	1	4	0	1	0	4	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	77%	44%	103	35	40	103	3	0	5	2	4	0	1	0%	1	100%	0%	3	12	0%	2	28.6%	0	2	0.4	1	5	1	1	—
2026	21	GCS	vs MEL	L	105-114	People First Stadium	INT	INT	22	6	5	1	2	3	0	3	2	0	2	4	2	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	67%	83%	87	65	56	166	1	2	1	0	1	100	0	0%	3	100%	100%	4	5	0%	4	80%	1	2	11.1	0	0	3	3	—
2026	20	GCS	@ CAR	L	97-110	Marvel Stadium	FWD	FPL	22	8	4	4	4	1	1	1	2	0	0	3	5	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	83%	63%	102	40	43	107	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	0%	2	100%	50%	2	6	0%	2	50%	1	1	5.5	0	0	4	4	—