Ben Sinclair (footballer)

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Ben Sinclair
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Sinclair signs autographs with Collingwood in 2014
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Sinclair
Date of birth (1991-10-01) 1 October 1991 (age 30)
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 62, 2009 national draft
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2010–2017 Collingwood 63 (22)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ben Sinclair is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A very quick midfielder who represented Vic Metro at the 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships, he was drafted with the 62nd selection in the 2009 AFL Draft from the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup. [1]

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His father, Peter Sinclair played for Melbourne in the late 1960s and his half-brother Will Slade played for Geelong in the early 2000s. [2]

He was awarded the Round 11 2012 AFL Rising Star nomination after kicking three goals and performing well against Melbourne in the Queen's Birthday clash. [3]

He retired from AFL football at the conclusion of the 2017 season. [4]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season [5]
Legend
 G  Goals  K  Kicks  D  Disposals  T  Tackles
 B  Behinds  H  Handballs  M  Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2010 Collingwood 280
2011 Collingwood 284232025458120.50.85.06.311.32.03.0
2012 Collingwood 282014111298221150440.70.66.54.110.62.52.2
2013 Collingwood 2815211008818844420.10.16.75.912.52.92.8
2014 Collingwood 285213439731770.40.26.87.814.63.41.4
2015 Collingwood 28601533588171200.28.85.814.72.82.0
2016 Collingwood 2813221059419936300.20.28.17.215.32.82.3
2017 Collingwood 280
Career6322194413638041721470.40.37.05.812.82.72.3

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References

  1. Collingwood Magpies - 2009 AFL Draft rundown
  2. Mason, Luke (15 June 2012). "Q&A with Ben Sinclair".
  3. Sinclair gets round 11 Rising Star nod
  4. Colangelo, Anthony (30 October 2017). "Collingwood defender Ben Sinclair retires, Adam Oxley and Jackson Ramsay delisted". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  5. "Ben Sinclair". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 September 2017.