| Ben Stratton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Stratton playing for Hawthorn in April 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Benjamin Stratton | ||
| Born | (1989-03-01)1 March 1989 (age 36) Western Australia | ||
| Original team | East Perth | ||
| Draft | No. 46,2009 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 3, 2010,Hawthorn vs.Western Bulldogs, atEtihad Stadium | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2010–2020 | Hawthorn | 202 (2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Benjamin Stratton (born 1 March 1989) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played for theHawthorn Football Club in theAustralian Football League (AFL).
Stratton was educated at Dunsborough Primary School and MacKillop Catholic College in Busselton. He played for the Augusta Margaret River Football Club before being recruited toEast Perth.[1] He then spent three years playing in theWest Australian Football League (WAFL), playing 23 senior games and kicked three goals for East Perth.[2] A medium-sized defender, Stratton was drafted from East Perth with the 46th selection in the2009 AFL draft.[3]
Stratton made his AFL debut against Western Bulldogs in round 3 of the 2010 AFL season.[4] Despite being a mature-age rookie, Stratton was awarded theAFL Rising Star nomination for round 14, against the Bulldogs once more.[5]
He dislocated his knee in the third quarter of the Hawks’ win against Richmond in round 3 of the2011 season and had surgery to repair hisposterior cruciate ligament and have the lateral ligament in his right knee stabilised. He missed most of the remainder of the year,[6] he returned to play in the last home and away game of the season against theGold Coast Suns and all the 2011 final series.
After a solid 2012 season where he played every game,[7] he was singled out for praise by coach Alastair Clarkson after performing a match saving tackle on Adelaide'sPatrick Dangerfield in the Preliminary Final.[8] However, the Hawks lost theGrand Final to Sydney by 10 points,[9] with Stratton having a quiet game, but restrictingSam Reid to one goal.
Stratton again played every game in 2013,[7] including notching up his 50th consecutive game in the first qualifying final against Sydney. Stratton again played in theGrand Final, with Hawthorn defeating Fremantle and granting him his first premiership.[10]
Stratton's consecutive run was broken in 2014 after a hamstring injury forced him to miss the first 4 rounds of the year.[11] He would return to the side, playing consistent football. Hawthorn would triumph in the2014 Grand Final over theSydney Swans, giving Stratton his second premiership.[12]
Stratton played all but one game in the2015 season, generally performing well and picking up his third premiership after Hawthorn defeatedWest Coast in theGrand Final.[13]
Despite suffering from a pectoral injury in round 20,[14] Stratton was regarded as having a good 2016 season, drawing especial praise for his performance in round 3 onWestern Bulldogs forwardJake Stringer.[15]
Stratton had a good start to 2017,[16] but he injured his posterior cruciate ligament once again in round 8, sidelining him for the rest of the season.[17]
Stratton played his 150th game againstMelbourne in round 4 of the2018 season.[18] Stratton had a decent year in 2018, finishing seventh in Hawthorn's best and fairest medal tally.[19]
He was appointed captain of the club at the start of the 2019 season.[20] In round 13 Stratton was suspended for repeatedly pinching Essendon opponentOrazio Fantasia as well as stomping onShaun McKernan. He received a one week suspension for each incident.[21] Stratton was the subject of a considerable negative reaction for these actions, with Hawthorn CEO (Justin Reeves) declaring that he had 'let himself and the club down'.[22]
On the 14th of September 2020, it was announced that Stratton would retire from the AFL following the 2020 season.[23] He played his final game for Hawthorn the following Sunday in a 108-57 win over the Gold Coast Suns.
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2010 | Hawthorn | 39 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 184 | 107 | 291 | 108 | 43 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 5.1 | 13.9 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Hawthorn | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 34 | 73 | 24 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 12.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2012 | Hawthorn | 24 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 118 | 293 | 97 | 70 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 11.7 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2013# | Hawthorn | 24 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 175 | 367 | 123 | 74 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 14.7 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 2014# | Hawthorn | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 196 | 59 | 46 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 13.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2015# | Hawthorn | 24 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 158 | 111 | 269 | 92 | 72 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 10.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | Hawthorn | 24 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 107 | 253 | 96 | 47 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 12.1 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2017 | Hawthorn | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 50 | 104 | 27 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 13.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Hawthorn | 24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 116 | 280 | 93 | 44 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 12.2 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | Hawthorn | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 79 | 175 | 64 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Hawthorn | 24 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 55 | 121 | 41 | 17 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Career[24] | 202 | 2 | 6 | 1372 | 1050 | 2422 | 824 | 487 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 12.0 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0 | ||
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