Ben Rutten

Ben Rutten
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Rutten
Nickname(s) Truck
Date of birth (1983-05-28) 28 May 1983
Place of birth Adelaide, Australia
Original team(s) West Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft 40th overall, 2001 Rookie Draft (Elevated 2002)
Adelaide
Height/Weight 192cm / 101 kg
Position(s) Key defender
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2003–2014 Adelaide 229 (9)
Career highlights

Benjamin "Truck" Rutten (born 28 May 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is known for his size, strength and ability to contain some of the game's best forwards.

Recruited from South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club West Adelaide in the 2001 Rookie Draft, Rutten made his AFL debut in 2003 as a forward, joining an elite club of players who have goaled with each of their first three kicks.

Rutten was moved to defence and made a name for himself as a tough full-back, coming of age in the 2005 AFL season, where he was part of Adelaide's sturdy defensive unit, and often held his opponents to two goals or less. This earned Rutten All-Australian selection in 2005, and Rutten has been an integral part of Adelaide's defence ever since. He and fellow All-Australian defender Nathan Bock formed one of the most capable defensive partnerships in the AFL prior to Bock's transfer to the Gold Coast Suns.

Rutten gave away the controversial game deciding free kick in the 2009 semi-final by holding the arm of Collingwood forward Jack Anthony who scored Collingwood's winning goal in the last 55 seconds. This finished the season for the Adelaide Football Club.

On 1 July 2014, Rutten announced that he would retire at the end of the 2014 season, hinting a possible move into coaching.[1] He played his last game against St Kilda on 31 August 2014, scoring his ninth and final AFL goal in the last kick of his career.[2]

As of 10 September 2014, he is an assistant coach at the Richmond Football Club,[3] serving as the club's defence coach.[4]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of 2014 season.[5]
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2003 Adelaide 25 2 3 0 6 7 13 7 0 1.5 0.0 3.0 3.5 6.5 3.5 0.0
2004 Adelaide 25 9 0 0 55 50 105 40 10 0.0 0.0 6.1 5.6 11.7 4.4 1.1
2005 Adelaide 25 25 1 0 143 137 280 95 27 0.0 0.0 5.7 5.5 11.2 3.8 1.1
2006 Adelaide 25 24 1 2 175 158 333 135 35 0.0 0.1 7.3 6.6 13.9 5.6 1.5
2007 Adelaide 25 20 0 0 122 137 259 113 24 0.0 0.0 6.1 6.9 13.0 5.7 1.2
2008 Adelaide 25 22 0 1 157 182 339 147 20 0.0 0.0 7.1 8.3 15.4 6.7 0.9
2009 Adelaide 25 24 1 0 164 204 368 142 29 0.0 0.0 6.8 8.5 15.3 5.9 1.2
2010 Adelaide 25 22 0 0 128 212 340 128 46 0.0 0.0 5.8 9.6 15.5 5.8 2.1
2011 Adelaide 25 21 0 0 143 174 317 107 30 0.0 0.0 6.8 8.3 15.1 5.1 1.4
2012 Adelaide 25 25 2 1 148 136 284 125 40 0.1 0.0 5.9 5.4 11.4 5.0 1.6
2013 Adelaide 25 21 0 1 140 132 272 114 24 0.0 0.0 6.7 6.3 13.0 5.4 1.1
2014 Adelaide 25 14 1 0 72 80 152 52 24 0.1 0.0 5.1 5.7 10.9 3.7 1.7
Career 229 9 5 1453 1609 3062 1205 309 0.0 0.0 6.3 7.0 13.3 5.3 1.3
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles

References

  1. ↑ "Adelaide Crows veteran defender Ben Rutten confirms his retirement at end of 2014 AFL season". ABC. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ben Rutten kicked his ninth AFL goal to cap off his final game in Adelaide Crows win". The Australian. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2014-09-10/rutten-to-richmond
  4. ↑ "Richmond Coaches". richmondfc.com.au. Richmond Football Club. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ben Rutten statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

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