Ben Sinclair | |
Fullname: | Benjamin Sinclair |
Birth Date: | 1991 10, df=yes |
Originalteam: | Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup) |
Draftpick: | No. 62, 2009 national draft |
Height: | 181 cm |
Weight: | 76 kg |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 2010–2017 |
Games Goals1: | 63 (22) |
Statsend: | 2017 |
Careerhighlights: |
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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]
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 in the Queen's Birthday clash.[3]
He retired from AFL football at the conclusion of the 2017 season.[4]
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season[5]
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2010|style="text-align:center;"|| 28 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011|style="text-align:center;"|| 28 || 4 || 2 || 3 || 20 || 25 || 45 || 8 || 12 || 0.5 || 0.8 || 5.0 || 6.3 || 11.3 || 2.0 || 3.0|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012|style="text-align:center;"|| 28 || 20 || 14 || 11 || 129 || 82 || 211 || 50 || 44 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 6.5 || 4.1 || 10.6 || 2.5 || 2.2|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013|style="text-align:center;"|| 28 || 15 || 2 || 1 || 100 || 88 || 188 || 44 || 42 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 6.7 || 5.9 || 12.5 || 2.9 || 2.8|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014|style="text-align:center;"|| 28 || 5 || 2 || 1 || 34 || 39 || 73 || 17 || 7 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 6.8 || 7.8 || 14.6 || 3.4 || 1.4|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015|style="text-align:center;"|| 28 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 53 || 35 || 88 || 17 || 12 || 0 || 0.2 || 8.8 || 5.8 || 14.7 || 2.8 || 2.0|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016|style="text-align:center;"|| 28 || 13 || 2 || 2 || 105 || 94 || 199 || 36 || 30 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 8.1 || 7.2 || 15.3 || 2.8 || 2.3|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017|style="text-align:center;"|| 28 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 63! 22! 19! 441! 363! 804! 172! 147! 0.4! 0.3! 7.0! 5.8! 12.8! 2.7! 2.3|}