Ben Griffiths

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Ben Griffiths
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Griffiths in March 2017
Personal information
Born (1991-09-17) 17 September 1991 (age 31)
Height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight101 kg (223 lb)

Australian rules football career
Personal information
Original team(s) Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 19, 2009 national draft
Debut Round 10, 2010, Richmond
vs.  Port Adelaide, at AAMI Stadium
Position(s) Forward / ruck
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2010–2017 Richmond 63 (42)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Football career
Career information
College: USC Trojans (2019–2021)
Position:Punter

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).

Contents

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]

Transition to gridiron football

College career

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 and transitioning to playing American football. [4]

Professional career

Griffiths was selected in the first round (9th overall) of the 2022 CFL Global Draft by the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League. [5]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season [6]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
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
Career6342443462125582391290.70.75.53.48.93.82.0

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