Ben Crocker
Ben Crocker (born 19 February 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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 Crocker playing for Collingwood in June 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ben Crocker | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1997 | ||
| Original team(s) | Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | 65th pick, 2015 National Draft | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Adelaide | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2016–2019 | Collingwood | 26 (21) | |
| 2020– | Adelaide | 1 (1) | |
| Total | 27 (22) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2019 season. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early Life
Crocker was educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School.[1] He played for the Kew Comets and the Canterbury Cobras in the Yarra Junior Football League in his youth.[2] After captaining the Oakleigh Chargers to a premiership, Crocker was drafted by Collingwood with the 65th pick of the 2015 national draft.[3]
AFL Career
Crocker made his debut for Collingwood on 7 May 2016 against Carlton.[4]
In October 2019, he was delisted by Collingwood,[5] but was given a second change in November, when he was re-drafted by Adelaide in the 2020 rookie draft.[6]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of 2019 season[7]
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2016 | Collingwood | 39 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 50 | 41 | 91 | 30 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 9.1 | 3.0 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | Collingwood | 39 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 2.7 |
| 2018 | Collingwood | 39 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 74 | 31 | 105 | 42 | 16 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 10.5 | 4.2 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | Collingwood | 39 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Career | 26 | 21 | 18 | 159 | 89 | 248 | 95 | 46 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 9.5 | 3.7 | 1.8 | ||
References
- "From the Deputy Head of Middle School | Carey Baptist Grammar School". s-carey.catalyst-au.net. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- "YJFL Current AFL Players". Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- "Welcome to Collingwood: Ben Crocker". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond. 24 November 2015.
- Gastin, Sam (5 May 2016). "Round 7 team: A fourth debutant is named". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond.
- Ramsey, Michael (28 October 2019). "Glimmer of hope for axed Pies' AFL veteran". The Newcastle Herald.
- "AFL Draft news, AFL rookie draft, Ben Crocker, Ben Keays, AFL draft 2019, Adelaide news, Collingwood". Fox Sports. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- "Ben Crocker". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ben Crocker. |
- Ben Crocker's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
- Ben Crocker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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