| Ben Mathews | |
| Fullname: | Ben Mathews |
| Birth Date: | 29 November 1978 |
| Originalteam: | Hopefield Buraja, Corowa Rutherglen |
| Height: | 181 cm |
| Weight: | 86 kg |
| Statsend: | 2008 |
| Years1: | 1997 - 2008 |
| Games Goals1: | 198 (45) |
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Ben Mathews (born 29 November 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Mathews originally played with Hopefield Buraja FC in the Coreen & District Football League, then was recruited from the Corowa Rutherglen of New South Wales, via the Murray Bushrangers.
He was part of the 2005 AFL premiership-winning side that defeated the West Coast Eagles. He announced his retirement on 2 September 2008.
He has served as the midfield coach of the Melbourne Football Club since September 2013 to end of 2020.[1] He is now the assistant coach at Sydney Swans Football Club[2]
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1997|style="text-align:center;"|| 36 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 18 || 13 || 31 || 3 || 5 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 4.5 || 3.3 || 7.8 || 0.8 || 1.3|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1998|style="text-align:center;"|| 36 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1999|style="text-align:center;"|| 36 || 17 || 4 || 0 || 122 || 82 || 204 || 47 || 16 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 7.2 || 4.8 || 12.0 || 2.8 || 0.9|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2000|style="text-align:center;"|| 36 || 22 || 2 || 4 || 270 || 164 || 434 || 102 || 30 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 12.3 || 7.5 || 19.7 || 4.6 || 1.4|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2001|style="text-align:center;"|| 4 || 23 || 4 || 2 || 264 || 146 || 410 || 113 || 46 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 11.5 || 6.3 || 17.8 || 4.9 || 2.0|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2002|style="text-align:center;"|| 4 || 21 || 4 || 1 || 211 || 150 || 361 || 66 || 65 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 10.0 || 7.1 || 17.2 || 3.1 || 3.1|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2003|style="text-align:center;"|| 4 || 23 || 4 || 0 || 237 || 152 || 389 || 94 || 59 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 10.3 || 6.6 || 16.9 || 4.1 || 2.6|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2004|style="text-align:center;"|| 4 || 24 || 6 || 8 || 239 || 204 || 443 || 109 || 94 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 10.0 || 8.5 || 18.5 || 4.5 || 3.9|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2005|style="text-align:center;"|| 4 || 25 || 6 || 4 || 200 || 161 || 361 || 77 || 75 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 8.0 || 6.4 || 14.4 || 3.1 || 3.0|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2006|style="text-align:center;"|| 4 || 14 || 5 || 2 || 83 || 77 || 160 || 44 || 37 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 5.9 || 5.5 || 11.4 || 3.1 || 2.6|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2007|style="text-align:center;"|| 4 || 23 || 8 || 2 || 168 || 137 || 305 || 89 || 67 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 7.3 || 6.0 || 13.3 || 3.9 || 2.9|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2008|style="text-align:center;"|| 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 12 || 11 || 23 || 9 || 4 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 6.0 || 5.5 || 11.5 || 4.5 || 2.0|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 198! 45! 24! 1824! 1297! 3121! 753! 498! 0.2! 0.1! 9.2! 6.6! 15.8! 3.8! 2.5|}