Ben Ainsworth

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Ben Ainsworth
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Ainsworth playing for Gold Coast in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Ben Ainsworth
Born (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 (age 27)
Morwell, Victoria, Australia
Original team Gippsland Power (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 4, 2016 national draft
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Position Forward
Club information
Current club Carlton
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017–2025 Gold Coast 156 (136)
2026– Carlton 0 (0)
Total156 (136)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 24, 2025.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ben Ainsworth (born 10 February 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Gold Coast Football Club with their first selection and fourth overall in the 2016 national draft. [1] He made his debut in the two point loss against the Brisbane Lions in the opening round of the 2017 season at Metricon Stadium. [2]

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Ainsworth received the AFL Rising Star nomination for round 22 after kicking three goals from ten disposals in the Suns' 32-point loss to Essendon at Metricon Stadium. [3] He was traded to Carlton following the 2025 AFL season. [4]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 2, 2022 [5]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2017 Gold Coast 2713149886415245421.10.76.84.911.73.53.20
2018 Gold Coast 91661213110623745520.40.88.26.614.82.83.30
2019 Gold Coast 912861109020049190.70.59.27.516.74.11.60
2020 [a] Gold Coast 91612131478022770270.80.89.25.014.24.41.72
2021 Gold Coast 91712181877426190350.71.111.04.415.45.32.10
2022 Gold Coast 9222519235118353127571.10.910.75.416.05.82.61
2023 Gold Coast 9212115228143371100391.00.710.96.817.74.81.90
2024 Gold Coast 9171691739226583190.90.510.25.415.64.91.10
2025 Gold Coast 924231417514732285391.00.67.36.113.43.51.60
Career158137115147591423896943290.90.79.35.815.14.42.13

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ↑ Hamilton, Andrew (26 November 2016). "Top draft picks Hugh McCluggage and Ben Ainsworth will engage in a career-long duel". The Courier-Mail . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Boswell, Tom (23 March 2017). "AFL rookies Jack Bowes and Ben Ainsworth ready for debut in Brisbane Lions QClash". Gold Coast Bulletin . News Corp Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. ↑ McGowan, Marc (21 August 2017). "Sun burns bright for Rising Star nomination". BigPond . Australian Football League. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  4. ↑ @AFL_House (10 October 2025). "Three Club trade approved involving two players and multiple picks in the 2025 and 2026 Telstra AFL Drafts" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "Ben Ainsworth". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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