- Ben Kinnear
Infobox afl player
firstname = Ben
lastname = Kinnear
height = 193cm
weight = 101kg
| birthdate = birth date|1979|2|27|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = Central District (SANFL )
dead = alive
deathdate = 29 June 2007
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 9, 24 May 1998
debutteam = Collingwood
debutopponent = Port Adelaide
debutstadium =Football Park
playingteams = Collingwood (1998-2004)50 games, 11 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2005
careerhighlights =Ben Kinnear (born 27 February 1979) is a former
Australian football er who played in theAustralian Football League .Debuting in 1998, Kinnear was selected with pick 56 in the 1997
AFL Draft by theCollingwood Football Club and was touted as a key forward.He had a breakthrough period in 2000-01 which saw him somewhat live up to potential as a key-position player. He could play as a mobile forward, with good hands and had height, and was retained on the list. 2002 however saw him only play one game, after an infamous pass across the face of goal against Carlton, similar to
Luke Ablett in the 2005 Grand Final. Playing most of his years with theWilliamstown Seagulls , he fought back in the side in 2003 on several occasions, but a serious ankle injury against Richmond saw him stretchered off the ground, and looked like the end of his career. However, 'bolt' was bought back in the side for the finals after he recovered and played in the 2003 Grand Final.In 2004 he brought up his 50th game in his 7th season, but that was all he would play, prematurely retiring at the end of the season. He won the best and fairest with Lalor in 2005, and will take up a playing-Assistant coach role at the grassroots club for 2006.
In 2008 it was heard in a pub that Ben Kinnear wasn't really dead and that he had become a Jedi Knight...But going on his footy career I highly doubt the credibility of the report. The search for the truth continues...
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