Ben Stratton

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Ben Stratton
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Stratton playing for Hawthorn in April 2017
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Stratton
Date of birth (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Western Australia
Original team(s) East Perth
Draft No. 46, 2009 national draft
Debut Round 3, 2010, Hawthorn  vs. Western Bulldogs, at Etihad Stadium
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2010–2020 Hawthorn 202 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Benjamin Stratton (born 1 March 1989) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Contents

Early career

Stratton was educated at Dunsborough Primary School and MacKillop Catholic College in Busselton. He played for the Augusta Margaret River Football Club before being recruited to East Perth. [1] He then spent three years playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), playing 23 senior games and kicked three goals for East Perth. [2] A medium-sized defender, Stratton was drafted from East Perth with the 46th selection in the 2009 AFL Draft. [3]

AFL career

Stratton in January 2015 Ben stratton.jpg
Stratton in January 2015

Stratton made his AFL debut against Western Bulldogs in round 3 of the 2010 AFL season. [4] Despite being a mature-age rookie, Stratton was awarded the AFL Rising Star nomination for round 14, against the Bulldogs once more. [5]

He dislocated his knee in the third quarter of the Hawks’ win against Richmond in round 3 of the 2011 season and had surgery to repair his posterior cruciate ligament and have the lateral ligament in his right knee stabilised. He missed the most of the remainder of the year, [6] he returned to play in the last home and away game of the season against the Gold Coast Suns and all the 2011 final series.

After a solid 2012 season where he played every game, [7] he was singled out for praise by coach Alastair Clarkson after performing a match saving tackle on Adelaide's Patrick Dangerfield in the Preliminary Final. [8] However, the Hawks lost the Grand Final to Sydney by 10 points, [9] with Stratton having a quiet game, but restricting Sam Reid to one goal.

Stratton again played every game in 2013, [7] including notching up his 50th consecutive game in the first qualifying final against Sydney. Stratton again played in the Grand Final, with Hawthorn defeating Fremantle and granting him his first premiership. [10]

Stratton's consecutive run was broken in 2014 after a hamstring injury forced him to miss the first 4 rounds of the year. [11] He would return to the side, playing consistent football. Hawthorn would triumph in the 2014 Grand Final over the Sydney Swans, giving Stratton his second premiership. [12]

Stratton played all but one game in the 2015 season, generally performing well and picking up his third premiership after Hawthorn defeated West Coast in the Grand Final. [13]

Despite suffering from a pectoral injury in round 20, [14] Stratton was regarded as having a good 2016 season, drawing especial praise for his performance in round 3 on Western Bulldogs forward Jake Stringer. [15]

Stratton had a good start to 2017, [16] but he injured his posterior cruciate ligament once again in round 8, sidelining him for the rest of the season. [17]

Stratton played his 150th game against Melbourne in round 4 of the 2018 season. [18] Stratton had a decent year in 2018, finishing seventh in Hawthorn's best and fairest medal tally. [19]

Captaincy

He was appointed captain of the club at the start of the 2019 season. [20] In round 13 Stratton was suspended for repeatedly pinching Essendon opponent Orazio Fantasia as well as stomping on Shaun McKernan. He received a one week suspension for each incident. [21] Stratton was the subject of a considerable negative reaction for these actions, with Hawthorn CEO (Justin Reeves) declaring that he had 'let himself and the club down'. [22]

On the 14th of September 2020, it was announced that Stratton would retire from the AFL following the 2020 season. [23] He played his final game for Hawthorn the following Sunday in a 108-57 win over the Gold Coast Suns.

Statistics

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2010 Hawthorn 392110184107291108430.00.08.85.113.95.12.00
2011 Hawthorn 2460039347324210.00.06.55.712.24.03.50
2012 Hawthorn 24250017511829397700.00.07.04.711.73.92.80
2013 # Hawthorn 242501192175367123740.00.07.77.014.74.93.00
2014 # Hawthorn 241500989819659460.00.06.56.513.13.93.10
2015 # Hawthorn 24250415811126992720.00.26.34.410.83.72.90
2016 Hawthorn 24210114610725396470.00.17.05.112.14.62.20
2017 Hawthorn 24800545010427240.00.06.86.313.03.43.00
2018 Hawthorn 24230016411628093440.00.07.15.012.24.01.90
2019 Hawthorn 241900967917564290.00.05.14.29.23.41.50
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Hawthorn 241410665512141170.10.04.73.98.62.91.20
Career [24] 202261372105024228244870.00.06.85.212.04.12.40

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.

Honours and achievements

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