Ben Hobbs | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Benjamin Hobbs | ||
Nickname(s) | The Goblin Hobgobbler | ||
Date of birth | 16 September 2003 | ||
Original team(s) | GWV Rebels (NAB League) Horsham Football Club (WFL) | ||
Draft | No. 13, 2021 national draft | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Essendon | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2022– | Essendon | 35 (14) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Ben Hobbs (born 16 September 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Essendon with their first pick in the 2021 AFL draft, number 13 overall. [1]
Hobbs grew up in the Victorian country town of Horsham and played local football for Horsham Demons. He won a senior premiership in the Wimmera Football League at just 15 years old [2] . He attended Ballarat Clarendon College as a boarder [3] .
At the 2021 AFL draft, Essendon selected Hobbs with their first pick, no. 13 overall. Hobbs made his debut for the Bombers in round 5 of the 2022 AFL season, and was later nominated for the 2022 AFL Rising Star in round 14. [4]
Updated to the end of 2023. [5]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
2022 | Essendon | 8 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 121 | 124 | 245 | 60 | 43 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 14.4 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
2023 | Essendon | 13 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 195 | 159 | 354 | 72 | 73 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 10.8 | 8.8 | 19.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Career | 35 | 14 | 16 | 316 | 283 | 599 | 132 | 116 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 17.1 | 3.8 | 3.3] |
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