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Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
Ben McKinley
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Full name
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Benjamin McKinley
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Date of birth
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(
1987-03-04
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4 March 1987
(age 37)
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Original team(s)
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Northern Knights
(
TAC Cup
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Height
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185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
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Weight
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85 kg (187 lb)
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Position(s)
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Full-forward, half-forward flank
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Years
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Club
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Games (Goals)
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2006?2010
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West Coast
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46 (89)
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2011
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North Melbourne
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0
2
0
(0)
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Total
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48 (89)
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1
Playing statistics correct to the end of 2011.
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Sources:
AFL Tables
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AustralianFootball.com
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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
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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.
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. He finished the season as West Coast's leading goalkicker and was named Rookie of the Year at the Club Champion Awards
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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.
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