Ben Hart
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | July 9, 1974, |
| Recruited from | North Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) |
| Height/Weight | 188cm / 85kg |
| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 1, Sunday March 22, 1992 (12:40PM), Adelaide vs. Footscray, at Football Park |
| Team(s) | Adelaide (1992-2006)
311 games, 45 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of R22 2006 season | |
| Career Highlights | |
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Benjamin "Ben" Hart (born July 29, 1974) was a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
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[edit] Early career
In 1992 Hart made his debut in the Adelaide Crows side direct from the 1st XVIII Rostrevor College team, and made an immediate impact as a defender, playing all 22 games (and booting 3 goals). The then-18 year old Hart won All-Australian selection that year and repeated that feat in 1993.
[edit] Records
In early 2005 Hart passed the Adelaide games record, overtaking Nigel Smart with 279 games. In early 2006 Hart reached another milestone, by becoming the first Adelaide Crows player to join the exclusive 300 Games Club. Hart had been in superb form early in 2006 but suffered his first major injury, a broken arm vs Richmond in Round 8 of 2006, making his return in Round 16. He was again injured in Round 21, ending his season and his career. After the Round 21 loss to Port Adelaide, Hart looked back at the celebrating Port Adelaide players in total frustration.
[edit] Current News
At the end of the 2006 season, Hart was delisted by the Crows due to the long-term injuries of Biglands and Hentschel and concerns over Hart's age and durability. [1] On November 18, 2006 Hart nominated for the national draft. [2]
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| Preceded by Mark Ricciuto |
Adelaide Best and Fairest winner 1999 |
Succeeded by Simon Goodwin |
| Preceded by Andrew McLeod |
Adelaide Best and Fairest winner 2002 |
Succeeded by Mark Ricciuto |
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