Benjamin Keith Marsh (born 9 July 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide and Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Benjamin Keith Marsh | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1976 | ||
| Original team(s) | West Adelaide (SANFL) | ||
| Height | 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman / Full forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1998–2003 | Adelaide | 48 (17) | |
| 2004 | Richmond | 7 (1) | |
| Total | 55 (18) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2004. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
A tall 201 cm ruckman, Marsh made his league debut with West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) in 1996 and made his AFL debut for Adelaide in 1998 against the Sydney Swans at the Sydney Cricket Ground and played in their Grand Final win over North Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Marsh remained with the Crows for another five seasons before being delisted at the end of 2003. He was then picked up in the 2004 pre-season draft by Richmond where he would add a further 7 games and one goal to his tally before retiring at the end of 2004.
Statistics
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
| 1998† | Adelaide | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 20 | 1 | 70 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 7.8 |
| 1999 | Adelaide | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | Adelaide | 31 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 37 | 85 | 35 | 9 | 120 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 10.0 |
| 2001 | Adelaide | 31 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 57 | 135 | 40 | 15 | 187 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 10.4 |
| 2002 | Adelaide | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
| 2003 | Adelaide | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 |
| 2004 | Richmond | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 73 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 10.4 |
| Career | 55 | 18 | 18 | 193 | 153 | 346 | 122 | 37 | 515 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 9.4 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Ben Marsh". AFL Tables.
External links
edit- Ben Marsh's playing statistics from AFL Tables