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Ben Kinnear

Collingwood

AFL career

50 games11 goals

Debut
R9 1998 v PAD24 May 1998
Most recent
R8 2004 v STK15 May 2004

Stats

2004
COL
3
4.3
5.7
10.0
3.3
0.0
0.3
0.7
0.3
0.7
41
2003
COL
9
5.0
3.2
8.2
3.6
0.3
0.4
1.8
0.3
0.1
41
2002
COL
1
11.0
2.0
13.0
5.0
2.0
1.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
63
2001
COL
8
7.9
5.4
13.3
3.8
0.3
0.9
0.9
0.4
0.0
50
2000
COL
17
5.9
3.2
9.1
2.4
0.9
0.8
1.4
0.1
0.1
36
1999
COL
7
4.6
2.4
7.0
1.7
0.6
1.0
0.4
0.3
0.1
26
1998
COL
5
4.0
2.8
6.8
1.0
0.4
0.6
2.0
0.0
0.0
28
League
Season
STK
TD
R8
2
3
5
2
0
0
1
1
0.1
24
CAR
MCG
R7
6
6
12
4
0
1
4
1
1.0
53
PAD
AAMI
R6
5
8
13
4
0
0
2
0
0.1
46

Profile

Born
27 Feb 1979 (age 47y 237d)
Height
193 cm
Weight
98 kg

Teams

Recruited from the Calder Cannons with pick 64 in the 1996 National Draft, Ben Kinnear was an athletic key position prospect who spent seven seasons on Collingwood's list without ever fully cementing a senior role. Standing 195cm, he was utilised at both ends of the ground and occasionally in the ruck, possessing the physical tools of a modern utility but often struggling with consistency and disposal at the elite level. His time at the club coincided with the Magpies' rise from the bottom of the ladder to premiership contention under Mick Malthouse, though Kinnear remained on the fringe of selection for much of his tenure. His most notable appearance came in the 2003 Grand Final when he was recalled to replace the suspended Anthony Rocca, playing in the heavy defeat to the Brisbane Lions before being delisted at the end of the 2004 season.