Ben Griffiths

Ben Griffiths (born 17 September 1991) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Ben Griffiths
Griffiths in March 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-09-17) 17 September 1991
Original team(s) Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 19, 2009 national draft
Debut Round 10, 2010, Richmond
vs. Port Adelaide, at AAMI Stadium
Height 200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 101 kg (223 lb)
Position(s) Forward / ruck
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2010–2017 Richmond 63 (42)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

Griffiths was drafted by Richmond with the club's second selection and the 19th selection overall in the 2009 national draft.

He made his debut in Richmond's first win of the following year, against Port Adelaide in round 10 of the 2010 season.[1]

Griffiths career was limited because of the number of times he was concussed during a game. [2]

Despite being contracted to Richmond until the end of the 2018 season,[3] Griffiths retired from the AFL in January 2018 after receiving a scholarship with the University of Southern California to pursue a college football career as a punter.[4]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season[5]
Legend
 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
2010 Richmond 3853081119460.60.01.62.23.80.81.2
2011 Richmond 384141511261230.31.03.82.86.53.00.8
2012 Richmond 249004142832190.00.04.64.79.22.31.0
2013 Richmond 24100336320.00.03.03.06.03.02.0
2014 Richmond 241612151014314471440.80.96.32.79.04.42.8
2015 Richmond 24131214854112659230.91.16.53.29.74.51.8
2016 Richmond 24131410835613961361.10.86.44.310.74.72.8
2017 Richmond 2420110515860.00.55.02.57.54.03.0
Career 63 42 44 346 212 558 239 129 0.7 0.7 5.5 3.4 8.9 3.8 2.0

References
  1. "Seville youngster gets first taste of the big league", Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader, 31 May 2010
  2. https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/pretty-sad-former-tiger-ben-griffiths-expresses-concern-for-afl-players-with-concussion/news-story/e1b9a50278ab64f329dc68226b11aeed
  3. "Tiger tall re-signs". Richmond FC. Bigpond. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  4. Salemme, Kate (11 January 2018). "Richmond forward Ben Griffiths has quit the AFL to pursue an American football punting career". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. "Ben Griffiths". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 April 2017.


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