Ben Davis (Australian footballer)

Ben Davis (born 19 May 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Adelaide with their final selection and 75th overall in the 2016 national draft. A member of the Sydney Swans's academy as a junior, he was ineligible to be selected by the Swans under the bidding system as he did not nominate for the AFL draft before he was 18.[1]

Ben Davis
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-19) 19 May 1997
Original team(s) UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs (Sydney AFL)
Draft No. 75, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 15, 2019, Adelaide
vs. Geelong, at GMHBA Stadium
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 40
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Adelaide 2 (1)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He only played 5 games in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) in 2017[2] due to a foot injury[3] but in 2018 Davis was Adelaide's leading SANFL goalscorer.[4]

Davis' brother, Abe Davis, was drafted by Sydney in 2014 and his father Graham Davis played basketball for the Sydney Kings. His father's family is part of the Kusu clan, originally from Thursday Island in the Torres Strait Islands.[5]

References
  1. "Swans miss out on first shot at top prospect Ben Davis". afl.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. "Ben Davis - Player Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. "How the recruits and draftees are going: Adelaide (Part 1)". The Roar. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. "Crows forward Ben Davis following in Tom Lynch's footsteps". afc.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  5. "Lifting the Lid: Abe Davis". sydneyswans.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2019.


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