Ben Long (footballer)

Ben Long (born 21 August 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the nephew of former Essendon player, Michael Long, and a cousin of Cyril Rioli. He attended Melbourne Grammar School on a scholarship and graduated in 2016.

Ben Long
Long playing for St Kilda in April 2019
Personal information
Full name Ben Long
Date of birth (1997-08-21) 21 August 1997
Place of birth Darwin, NT
Original team(s) Footscray Bulldogs (VFL)/NT Thunder (NEAFL)/Melbourne Grammar School (APS)
Draft No. 25, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 4, 2017, St Kilda
vs. Collingwood, at Etihad Stadium
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Position(s) Forward / midfielder
Club information
Current club St Kilda
Number 21
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– St Kilda 45 (21)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

Long was drafted by the St Kilda Football Club with their first selection and twenty-fifth overall in the 2016 national draft.[1] He made his debut in the fourteen point win against Collingwood at Etihad Stadium in round four of the 2017 season.[2] Long was nominated for the AFL Rising Star for his performance in the draw against Greater Western Sydney at Etihad Stadium in round five of the 2018 AFL season, during which he recorded fifteen disposals, eight tackles, four marks and a goal.[3] The 20-year-old somewhat innocuously suffered a fractured metatarsal in his right foot whilst playing against the Demons in round 7.

References
  1. Bowen, Nick (25 November 2016). "Famous Long name continues at St Kilda". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. Cherney, Daniel (13 April 2017). "Ben Long to debut for St Kilda against Collingwood". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. "Long breaks Saints' Rising Star dry spell". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
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