7 Ben Graham

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Details
Number	7
Height	196cm
Weight	96kg
DOB	02-11-1973
Debut	1993

Games		Goals
2010	0	2010	0
Career	219	Career	245

Dreamteam Points
2010	0

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Long kicking key position player that made his mark at both ends of the ground. Achieved just about everything at the club, captining the team for three years, winning the best & fairest, winning the goal kicking and plkaying in 1995 grand final. Retired at the end of the 2004 season to chase a NFL career in the United States.

At a Glance

• Junior Clubs:
• Clubs:
• Debut: 1993
• Recruited from: Leopold
• AFL Awards:
• Club Awards:
• Brownlow Votes:

Disposals	Marks	Stoppages	Frees	General play	Scoring
K H D	M	HO	FF FA	T	G B
CP UP DE% Clg	CM m50	CL i50 r50		1% BO DT GT%	G% GA

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m50

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1

Essendon

W 125 - 94

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2

Hawthorn

W 91 - 100

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3

Fremantle

L 125 - 118

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4

Port Adelaide

W 159 - 64

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5

Carlton

L 104 - 68

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6

Richmond

W 161 - 53

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7

Sydney Swans

W 126 - 59

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8

Brisbane Lions

W 74 - 155

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9

Collingwood

W 50 - 86

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10

Melbourne

W 121 - 67

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11

West Coast Eagles

W 98 - 122

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12

Essendon

W 83 - 154

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13

St Kilda

L 70 - 46

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14

North Melbourne

W 98 - 63

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15

Hawthorn

W 85 - 83

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16

Adelaide

L 74 - 63

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17

Brisbane Lions

W 127 - 64

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Sydney Swans

W 72 - 125

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Collingwood

L 85 - 107

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Western Bulldogs

W 60 - 161

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Carlton

W 121 - 79

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West Coast Eagles

W 112 - 68

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St Kilda

L 79 - 83

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Fremantle

W 135 - 66

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Collingwood

L 120 - 79

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News

Cats magic: Benny’s bomb

Ben Graham's 70 metre goal gave the Cats a classic win over Port in 2003. Relive it now.Monday, July 11, 2011 - 12:32AM

NFL: Graham among the stars

Former Geelong captain Ben Graham could play in the NFL’s annual all star contest, the Pro Bowl.Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - 1:49PM

Graham confident punt will pay off

Ben Graham is confident his decision to leave Geelong and gamble on a career as a punter in the NFL will be the right one in the long-term. "I know that in the Thursday, October 28, 2004 - 12:00AM

Benny and the Jets

Ben Graham's days as a Geelong player are over, with the veteran forward set to begin a career as an NFL punter in the Big Apple after accepting an offer to joiWednesday, October 27, 2004 - 12:00AM

To stay or go, Benny to make call

Mark Thompson has offered forward Ben Graham a delayed start to pre-season as he decides whether to return for another season with the Cats or to pursue an NFL Friday, October 15, 2004 - 12:00AM

Video

The Big Ask- Ben Graham Part 2

The Geelong skipper talks to afl.com.au`s Andrew Shostak. In this instalment he talks about the debut of Gary Ablett junior, his performance against the Bombers and a possible career change to Grid Iron.Tuesday, April 02, 2002 - 12:05PM

The Big Ask- Ben Graham Part 1

The Geelong skipper talks to afl.com.au`s Andrew Shostak about the Cats` round one loss to Essendon.Tuesday, April 02, 2002 - 12:02PM

Welcome to gfc.com.au

Ben Graham welcomes all users to the new Geelong website.Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 2:28PM

Ben Graham year by year

Year	Club	Gms	Kicks	H-B	Marks	Poss	Goals	Beh	Conv	H-O	Tack	B'low	B & F
1993	GEEL	1	7	5	1	12	0	0	0.0%	0	4	0	x
1994	GEEL	7	17	14	10	31	3	3	50.0%	11	2	0	x
1995	GEEL	24	163	82	63	245	0	0	0.0%	5	27	2	13th
1996	GEEL	17	112	60	50	172	2	4	33.3%	9	12	0	24th
1997	GEEL	24	226	81	85	307	1	0	100.0%	6	24	6	6th
1998	GEEL	12	91	38	37	129	0	1	0.0%	7	19	3	12th
1999	GEEL	22	223	79	101	302	18	11	62.1%	21	29	5	1st
2000	GEEL	23	279	104	148	383	14	7	66.6%	31	40	11	2nd
2001	GEEL	22	216	97	152	313	33	16	67.3%	40	44	13	6th
2002	GEEL	22	173	89	97	262	15	16	48.4%	18	38	4	15th
2003	GEEL	22	181	85	110	266	20	24	45.5%	23	42	3	6th
2004	GEEL	23	202	69	131	271	39	31	55.7%	19	40	6	10th
Totals		219	1890	803	985	2693	145	113	56.3%	190	321	53
Ave			8.6	3.7	4.5	12.3	0.7	0.5		0.9	1.5
Best			20	10	16	27	6	6		11	7	13	1st

Geelong
Best and fairest 1999
Runner up best and fairest 2000
Leading goalkickker (equal) 2001
Most Brownlow Medal votes 2001
Captain 2000-02
Best clubman 1999
Most improved player 1995
Reserves best first year player 1992

Representative honours
Australia vs. Ireland International Rules Series 1999

Ben Graham history vs. opponents 1993-2004

Opponent	Gms	Kicks	H-B	Marks	Poss	Goals	Beh	H-O	Tack
Adelaide	15	124	59	60	183	8	6	10	19
Brisbane	13	118	56	66	174	7	13	24	19
Carlton	15	131	59	55	190	2	6	11	26
Collingwood	11	81	36	44	117	8	7	8	10
Essendon	13	123	48	60	171	9	9	13	20
Fitzroy	3	21	15	14	36	0	0	0	1
Fremantle	16	136	41	82	177	12	5	12	24
Hawthorn	15	126	45	61	171	11	11	25	33
Kangaroos	16	132	56	57	188	14	5	16	27
Melbourne	16	147	78	77	225	6	9	11	29
Port Adelaide	11	84	41	53	125	13	5	13	11
Richmond	15	123	46	77	169	25	14	9	26
St Kilda	16	147	66	77	213	13	8	12	20
Sydney	14	111	53	53	164	9	8	10	18
West Coast	15	152	61	86	213	4	4	9	14
Western Bulldogs	15	134	43	63	177	4	3	7	24

Milestone games

Milestone	versus	round	venue	result
AFL debut	Essendon	rd 21, 1993	Skilled	W32
Finals debut	Footscray	QF, 2005	MCG	W 82
50th game	Richmond	rd 1, 1997	MCG	L9
100th game	Collingwood	rd 15, 1999	Skilled	W3
150th game	Port Adelaide	rd 20, 2001	AAMI	L30
200th game	Adelaide	rd 6, 2004	Skilled	W 43

Draft history
Selected by Geelong with 40th pick in 1992 preseason draft