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Ben Rutten

Ben Rutten

Adelaide
Defender · Full Back Retired
Career games
229
Debut
2003
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Player Information

Height 190 cm
Date of Birth 28-May-1983
AFL Debut 2003

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Ben Rutten made his AFL debut for Adelaide in 2003 and played 229 games for the club. His last recorded season was 2014.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2014 was full back. Across his recorded games, he averaged 5.3 marks and 13.4 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 147 marks, from 22 games in 2008 at an average of 6.7 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 15.45 per game in 2010. The largest total in those seasons is 368 disposals, recorded in 2009.

His honours include an All-Australian selection.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20092436815.33
20102234015.45
20132127212.95
20141415210.86
About these season figures

Compared 11 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
2014 23
Adelaide ADE
St Kilda vs STK
W
141-62
Adelaide Oval DEF BPL 25 13 7 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 85% 92% 103 62 60 174 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 -- 1 100% 100% 6 1 -- -- -- -- -- 7 100% 0 0 5.9 5 6 0 1 —
2014 22
Adelaide ADE
North Melbourne @ NME
L
94-101
Bellerive Oval DEF FB 25 9 8 1 6 0 0 4 0 3 3 0 3 5 2 1 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 64% 78% 82 48 61 211 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 4 50 0 0 5 -- 0 0% 0% 3 9 -- -- -- -- -- 6 75% 0 0 4.4 4 2 2 0 —
2014 17
Adelaide ADE
Hawthorn vs HAW
L
92-104
Adelaide Oval DEF BPR 25 11 4 7 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 83% 82% 103 51 39 110 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 2 50 0 0 4 -- 0 0% 0% 0 8 -- -- -- -- -- 3 75% 0 0 7.7 6 6 0 0 —
2014 16
Adelaide ADE
Greater Western Sydney @ GWS
W
140-72
GIANTS Stadium DEF CHB 25 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6% 100% 75 8 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0% 0% 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- 0 0% 0 0 0.6 0 1 0 0 —
2014 14
Adelaide ADE
Essendon @ ESS
L
92-101
Marvel Stadium DEF FB 25 10 5 5 3 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 85% 80% 103 57 42 109 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 4 -- 0 0% 0% 2 4 -- -- -- -- -- 4 80% 0 0 10.5 7 0 3 0 —
Latest 5 of 229 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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