Ben Griffiths (born 17 September 1991) is a former professional

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er who played for the

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in the

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(AFL).

AFL career

Griffiths was drafted by with the club's second selection and the 19th selection overall in the 2009 national draft. He made his debut in Richmond's first win of the following year, against

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in round 10 of the 2010 season. Griffiths career was limited because of the number of times he was concussed during a game.

Transition to gridiron football

College career

Despite being contracted to Richmond until the end of the 2018 season, Griffiths retired from the AFL in January 2018 after receiving a scholarship with the

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to pursue a

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career as a punter and transitioning to playing

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Professional career

Griffiths was selected in the first round (9th overall) of the

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by the

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of the

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Statistics

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2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

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2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

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2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

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2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

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References

External links

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Ben Griffiths's statistics
from Footy Wire {{DEFAULTSORT:Griffiths, Ben 1991 births Living people Richmond Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Eastern Ranges players Coburg Football Club players USC Trojans football players Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Australian players of American football