Ben Jolley

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Ben Jolley
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-02-12) 12 February 1986 (age 37)
Original team(s) Strathmore / Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Debut 15 July 2006, Essendon  vs. St Kilda, at MCG
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2005−2007 Bendigo (VFL) 52 (16)
2006 Essendon (AFL) 4 (0)
2008−2013, 2023 Williamstown (VFL) 226 (72)
2019−2021 Port Melbourne (VFL) 18 (0)
2022 Essendon (VFL) 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 17, 2023 (VFL).
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ben Jolley (born 12 February 1986) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for Williamstown in the Victorian Football League.

A midfielder from the Calder Cannons, Jolley was picked up by the Essendon Football Club as a rookie in 2005. He played a total of four AFL games for Essendon before being cut by the club at the end of the 2006 season. He then continued his football career with the Bendigo Bombers, Essendon's VFL - affiliate, and then moved to Williamstown where in 2010 he finished third in the J. J. Liston Trophy, awarded for the VFL best and fairest.

After leaving the Seagulls at the conclusion of the 2018 VFL season, Jolley signed with Williamstown's rivals Port Melbourne in 2019. He'd then play a season for Essendon’s reserves in 2022, before returning to Williamstown in 2023.

Jolley is the VFA/VFL games record holder. He played his 303rd game in July 2023 to break the record previously held by Bill Swan. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Williamstown warrior: Billy Swan's admiration for the man breaking his VFA/VFL games record". CODE Sports.
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