| Ben Ainsworth | |||
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 Ainsworth playing for Gold Coast in June 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ben Ainsworth | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Morwell, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Gippsland Power (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 4, 2016 national draft | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gold Coast | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017– | Gold Coast | 88 (71) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 15, 2022. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ben Ainsworth (born 10 February 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Gold Coast Football Club with their first selection and fourth overall in the 2016 national draft.[1] He made his debut in the two point loss against the Brisbane Lions in the opening round of the 2017 season at Metricon Stadium.[2]
Ainsworth received the AFL Rising Star nomination for round 22 after kicking three goals from ten disposals in the Suns' 32-point loss to Essendon at Metricon Stadium.[3]
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | Gold Coast | 27 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 88 | 64 | 152 | 45 | 42 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 11.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2018 | Gold Coast | 9 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 131 | 106 | 237 | 45 | 52 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 14.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2019 | Gold Coast | 9 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 110 | 90 | 200 | 49 | 19 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 16.7 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Gold Coast | 9 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 147 | 80 | 227 | 70 | 27 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 9.2 | 5.0 | 14.2 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 2021 | Gold Coast | 9 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 187 | 74 | 261 | 90 | 35 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 11.0 | 4.4 | 15.4 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Gold Coast | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 16.5 | 5.5 | 2.5 | TBA |
| Career | 76 | 54 | 60 | 688 | 422 | 1110 | 310 | 180 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 9.1 | 5.6 | 14.6 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 2 | ||
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