Ben Jolley Explained

Ben Jolley
Birth Date:12 February 1986
Originalteam:Strathmore
Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Debutdate:15 July 2006
Debutteam:Essendon
Debutopponent:St Kilda
Debutstadium:MCG
Height:185 cm
Weight:74 kg
Statsend:2023
Years1:2005–2007
Games Goals1:52 (16)
Years2:2006
Games Goals2:4 (0)
Years3:2008–2018
Games Goals3:217 (71)
Years4:2019–2021
Games Goals4:18 (0)
Years5:2022
Club5:Essendon reserves
Games Goals5:3 (0)
Years6:2023
Games Goals6:16 (1)

Ben Jolley (born 12 February 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer who last played 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, 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, finishing his career with 306 games.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Williamstown warrior: Billy Swan’s admiration for the man breaking his VFA/VFL games record . CODE Sports.