Ben McKinley

Australian rules footballer

For other people named Benjamin McKinley, see Benjamin McKinley (disambiguation).

Australian rules footballer

Ben McKinley

Personal information
Full name|  Benjamin McKinley
Date of birth|  (1987-03-04) 4 March 1987 (age 38)
Original team(s)|  Northern Knights (TAC Cup)
Height|  185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight|  85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s)|  Full-forward, half-forward flank
Playing career1
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
2006–2010|  West Coast|  46 (89)
2011|  North Melbourne|  02 0(0)
Total|  |  48 (89)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2011.

Career highlights

* AFL Rising Star nominee 2008
* West Coast leading goalkicker 2008
* West Coast Rookie of the Year 2008
* East Perth leading goal kicker 2007

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Benjamin "Ben" McKinley (born 4 March 1987) is an Australian rules footballer who previously played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the West Coast Eagles.

## Early life

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McKinley played all of his junior football (U10's - U17's) with the Yarrambat Junior Football Club. He attended Ivanhoe Grammar School where he played for the Old Ivanhoe Football Club. McKinley also played for the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup competition where he attracted the eye of talent scouts.

## AFL career

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### 2005–10: West Coast Eagles

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McKinley was recruited by the West Coast as the number 29 draft pick in the 2005 AFL Draft. McKinley has played predominantly as a forward for East Perth in the WAFL. He made his debut for the West Coast Eagles in Round 15 2007 against Port Adelaide. After kicking seven goals against West Perth in Round 2, he was a late inclusion into the West Coast team for the Round 3 Western Derby and kicked three goals. The following week, he kicked four of his team's five goals against Sydney. A five-goal effort in the Eagles' loss to Port Adelaide in Round 5 saw him nominated for the Rising Star award. A notable performance was the Essendon clash late in the season, with the Bombers needing a win to get to September, McKinley single-handedly destroyed Essendon with a 7-goal man of the match performance. [1]. He finished the season as West Coast's leading goalkicker and was named Rookie of the Year at the Club Champion Awards [2].

### 2011–2012: North Melbourne

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During the 2010 AFL Trade Week, Ben McKinley requested a trade to North Melbourne Football Club. West Coast agreed to trade Ben McKinley to the North Melbourne Football Club in exchange for pick 86 in the 2010 AFL Draft.

## Delisting

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Ben McKinley was delisted from North Melbourne at the end of the 2012 season after failing to play a senior match.[1]

## References

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1. ^ "NMFC list changes - Official AFL Website of the North Melbourne Football Club". Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-31.

## External links

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* Ben McKinley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
* Ben McKinley at AustralianFootball.com
* Ben McKinley's WAFL playing statistics at WAFLFootyFacts.net

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West Coast Eagles · leading goalkickers

VFL/AFL|

* 1987: Glendinning
* 1988: Glendinning
* 1989: Sumich
* 1990: Sumich
* 1991: Sumich
* 1992: Sumich
* 1993: Sumich
* 1994: Sumich
* 1995: Ball
* 1996: White
* 1997: Sumich
* 1998: Gehrig
* 1999: Cummings
* 2000: Matera
* 2001: Wilson
* 2002: Matera
* 2003: Matera
* 2004: Matera
* 2005: Matera
* 2006: Lynch
* 2007: Lynch
* 2008: McKinley
* 2009: LeCras
* 2010: LeCras
* 2011: Kennedy
* 2012: Darling
* 2013: Kennedy
* 2014: Kennedy
* 2015: Kennedy
* 2016: Kennedy
* 2017: Kennedy
* 2018: Darling
* 2019: Darling
* 2020: Kennedy
* 2021: Darling
* 2022: Kennedy
* 2023: Allen
* 2024: Waterman

AFL Women's|

* 2020: Bullas
* 2021: Kelly
* 2022 (S6): Schmidt
* 2022 (S7): Schmidt
* 2023: Gibson
* 2024: Gibson

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2008 AFL Rising Star nominees

* Rd 1: Houli
* Rd 2: Hill
* Rd 3: Palmer
* Rd 4: Jack
* Rd 5: McKinley
* Rd 6: Rioli
* Rd 7: Wonaeamirri
* Rd 8: Tippett
* Rd 9: Ibbotson
* Rd 10: Brown
* Rd 11: Kreuzer
* Rd 12: Cotchin
* Rd 13: J. Morton
* Rd 14: Garland
* Rd 15: Riewoldt
* Rd 16: Reimers
* Rd 17: Ebert
* Rd 18: Urquhart
* Rd 19: Grigg
* Rd 20: C. Morton
* Rd 21: Dalziell
* Rd 22: Carlile

Italics denote winner

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2005 AFL national draft

First round|

* 1\. Marc Murphy (PP)
* 2\. Dale Thomas (PP)
* 3\. Xavier Ellis (PP)
* 4\. Josh Kennedy
* 5\. Scott Pendlebury
* 6\. Beau Dowler
* 7\. Paddy Ryder
* 8\. Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls
* 9\. Mitch Clark
* 10\. Marcus Drum
* 11\. Shaun Higgins
* 12\. Nathan Jones
* 13\. Shannon Hurn
* 14\. Grant Birchall
* 15\. Travis Varcoe
* 16\. Richard Douglas
* 17\. Darren Pfeiffer
* 18\. Max Bailey
* 19\. Courtenay Dempsey

Second round|

* 20\. Paul Bower
* 21\. Danny Stanley
* 22\. Beau Muston
* 23\. Ryan Cook
* 24\. Cleve Hughes
* 25\. Wayde Mills
* 26\. Garrick Ibbotson
* 27\. Dylan Addison
* 28\. Matt Riggio
* 29\. Ben McKinley
* 30\. Nick Lower
* 31\. Trent West
* 32\. Bernie Vince
* 33\. Samuel Gilbert
* 34\. Matt Spangher
* 35\. Stephen Owen

Third round|

* 36\. Jake Edwards
* 37\. Jack Anthony
* 38\. Travis Tuck (F/S)
* 39\. Jay Neagle (F/S)
* 40\. Travis Casserly
* 41\. Rhan Hooper
* 42\. Robert Warnock
* 43\. Andrew Swallow
* 44\. Alipate Carlile
* 45\. Kasey Green
* 46\. Travis Baird
* 47\. Ryan Gamble
* 48\. Alan Obst
* 49\. Michael Rix
* 50\. Sam Lonergan

Fourth round|

* 51\. Matthew Laidlaw
* 53\. Simon Buckley
* 54\. Kristin Thornton
* 55\. Brett Montgomery
* 56\. Joel Patfull
* 57\. Michael West
* 58\. Hugh Minson
* 59\. Ryan Brabazon
* 60\. Clint Bartram
* 61\. Mathew Stokes
* 63\. Phillip Raymond

Fifth round|

* 66\. Austin Lucy
* 68\. Heath Neville
* 69\. Tim Hutchison
* 70\. Jonathan Giles
* 71\. Justin Sweeney

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