Player

Ben Rutten

Adelaide · #25·12 seasons (2003–2014)·229 games·Born 28-May-1983 (age 43)·190 cm·98 kg

All-time defender · #400 of 879 all-time defenders

CAREERDepth

LAST 40Depth

KICK-P the position-fair career score · Career / Last 40 overall KICK (Brownlow-aligned, mid-biased by design). See the Brownlow-aligned overall leaderboard →

Coaches' eye parallel lens

#123 of 343 all-time defenders

0.31 votes/game · 71 votes / 226 games

+27 vs KICKKICK r40 31

AFLCA Champion-Player votes per game, scaled 0–100 within defenders. Voted-era only (2003–2025). See full leaderboard →

Games

229

Disposals

3,062

Goals

Tackles

309

Brownlow votes

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

Form

Recent matches

The last 5 games, newest first. Click any row for the full match recap.

31 Aug 2014R23

vs St Kilda

Won by 79 22.9 (141) – 9.8 (62)

23 Aug 2014R22

@ North Melbourne

Lost by 7 13.16 (94) – 14.17 (101)

11 Jul 2014R17

vs Hawthorn

Lost by 12 14.8 (92) – 15.14 (104)

5 Jul 2014R16

@ Greater Western Sydney

Won by 68 20.20 (140) – 9.18 (72)

21 Jun 2014R14

@ Essendon

Lost by 9 14.8 (92) – 15.11 (101)

Per-game KICK caps at 100 for display. A game that exceeded the cap shows as 100+; season and career averages use the uncapped raw value, which is why a stretch of 100+ games can lift the headline number above a naive average of what's shown here.

All-time

Career-best games

The 10 highest-KICK individual matches of Ben Rutten's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

26 Apr 2009R5

@Melbourne

Won by 177.9 (51) – 4.10 (34)

16 Apr 2011R4

@Port Adelaide

Lost by 329.12 (66) – 14.14 (98)

15 May 2010R8

@North Melbourne

Lost by 911.9 (75) – 12.12 (84)

5 Aug 2006R18

vsCollingwood

Won by 47.16 (58) – 7.12 (54)

8 Sep 2012Qualifying Final

vsSydney

Lost by 295.12 (42) – 11.5 (71)

14 Jun 2008R12

vsHawthorn

Lost by 410.12 (72) – 11.10 (76)

23 May 2010R9

vsBrisbane Lions

Won by 1213.15 (93) – 11.15 (81)

21 Aug 2010R21

@Collingwood

Lost by 37.9 (51) – 6.18 (54)

6 May 2006R6

vsPort Adelaide

Won by 5015.13 (103) – 8.5 (53)

#10

26 Mar 2011R1

vsHawthorn

Won by 2016.9 (105) – 12.13 (85)

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#11

22 Aug 2009R21

vsWest Coast

Won by 7418.14 (122) – 7.6 (48)

#12

29 Apr 2006R5

vsWestern Bulldogs

Won by 7720.12 (132) – 7.13 (55)

#13

19 Apr 2008R5

vsFremantle

Won by 1712.16 (88) – 10.11 (71)

#14

7 Jul 2012R15

@Port Adelaide

Won by 5817.14 (116) – 8.10 (58)

#15

21 Jun 2008R13

@Brisbane Lions

Lost by 1310.10 (70) – 11.17 (83)

#16

14 May 2005R8

vsBrisbane Lions

Lost by 98.15 (63) – 11.6 (72)

#17

1 Sep 2012R23

vsGold Coast

Won by 9122.21 (153) – 9.8 (62)

#18

8 Jun 2013R11

vsSydney

Lost by 776.14 (50) – 19.13 (127)

#19

18 Aug 2012R21

@Brisbane Lions

Lost by 1012.13 (85) – 13.17 (95)

#20

23 Apr 2011R5

@Carlton

Lost by 612.7 (79) – 11.19 (85)

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?

KKicks

HBHandballs

DDisposals (kicks + handballs)

MMarks

TTackles

GGoals

BBehinds

HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)

I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)

CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)

CPContested possessions

CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)

BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)

R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)

TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

Career

Per-game averages

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2003	Adelaide	2	3.0	3.5	6.5	3.5	—	1.5	—	—	1.0	—	—	4.0	2.5	1.0	—
2004	Adelaide	9	6.1	5.6	11.7	4.4	1.1	—	—	0.7	0.4	2.8	0.4	4.9	6.4	1.4	—
2005	Adelaide	25	5.7	5.5	11.2	3.8	1.1	0.0	—	0.1	0.7	2.9	0.1	4.1	6.8	1.0	—
2006	Adelaide	24	7.3	6.6	13.9	5.6	1.5	0.0	0.1	—	0.5	2.6	0.0	3.3	10.3	1.1	—
2007	Adelaide	20	6.1	6.8	12.9	5.7	1.2	—	—	0.1	0.3	1.8	0.2	3.6	9.2	1.1	0.2
2008	Adelaide	22	7.1	8.3	15.4	6.7	0.9	—	0.1	0.1	0.5	1.9	0.1	4.5	10.9	1.4	0.1
2009	Adelaide	24	6.8	8.5	15.3	5.9	1.2	0.0	—	—	0.4	1.7	0.1	3.2	12.0	0.8	0.1
2010	Adelaide	22	5.8	9.6	15.4	5.8	2.1	—	—	—	0.3	2.2	0.1	3.6	11.9	0.9	—
2011	Adelaide	21	6.8	8.3	15.1	5.1	1.4	—	—	—	0.2	2.5	0.1	4.3	10.9	1.6	—
2012	Adelaide	25	5.9	5.4	11.4	5.0	1.6	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.4	1.6	0.2	4.0	7.4	1.0	—
2013	Adelaide	21	6.7	6.3	12.9	5.4	1.1	—	0.1	0.1	0.7	1.9	0.1	4.1	8.9	1.3	—
2014	Adelaide	14	5.1	5.7	10.9	3.7	1.7	0.1	—	—	0.6	1.4	0.2	2.8	8.1	0.9	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2003	Adelaide	2	6	7	13	7	—	3	—	—	2	—	—	8	5	2	—
2004	Adelaide	9	55	50	105	40	10	—	—	6	4	25	4	44	58	13	—
2005	Adelaide	25	143	137	280	95	27	1	—	3	17	73	2	103	169	24	—
2006	Adelaide	24	175	158	333	135	35	1	2	—	13	62	1	79	248	26	—
2007	Adelaide	20	122	137	259	113	24	—	—	1	7	35	4	73	185	23	4
2008	Adelaide	22	157	182	339	147	20	—	1	2	11	41	2	99	239	32	2
2009	Adelaide	24	164	204	368	142	29	1	—	—	9	40	2	78	289	19	3
2010	Adelaide	22	128	212	340	128	46	—	—	—	7	49	3	79	261	19	—
2011	Adelaide	21	143	174	317	107	30	—	—	—	5	52	1	90	230	33	—
2012	Adelaide	25	148	136	284	125	40	2	1	4	9	41	6	101	184	25	—
2013	Adelaide	21	140	132	272	114	24	—	1	1	15	39	3	86	187	28	—
2014	Adelaide	14	72	80	152	52	24	1	—	—	9	19	3	39	114	12	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

29, 24, 24, 23, 22, 21, 21, 20, 20

Kicks

13, 13, 13, 13, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11

Marks

16, 15, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10

Handballs

18, 17, 16, 14, 13, 13, 13, 12, 12

Goals

1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Behinds

1, 1, 1, 1

Hit Outs

2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Tackles

5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Rebounds

7, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5

Inside 50s

3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Clearances

1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Clangers

4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3

Frees

3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Frees Against

3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Contested Possessions

10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8

Uncontested Possessions

21, 19, 19, 18, 18, 18, 17, 17, 17

Contested Marks

3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Marks Inside 50

2, 1, 1, 1, 1

One Percenters

12, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9

Bounces

5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3

Goal Assists

2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1