Ben Warren (born 11 February 1989) is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played for the

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in the

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(AFL). Recruited from the Zillmere Eagles in

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at pick 69 in the 2006 AFL Draft by North Melbourne.Lavell, Steve. (14 August 2009
"North re-signs four young guns"
. North Melbourne FC. Retrieved 12 October 2010. Warren spent two years in development,Lavell, Steve. (1 February 2010
"Warren strides forward"
North Melbourne FC. Retrieved 12 October 2010. playing in the VFL, for Tasmania in 2007 and Werribee in 2008, before making his senior AFL debut for North Melbourne in Round 4, 2009. Warren impressed coaching staff of the club with his performances, especially his four-goal haul against Brisbane at Etihad Stadium in Round 10. Warren played nine consecutive games after his debut, but broke his leg in Round 13 and missed the rest of the season. Despite his broken leg, Warren was re-signed by North Melbourne in August 2009, with list manager, Cameron Joyce, stating that "It was a priority for us to lock Ben in", due to interest being shown in the Queensland native from the new

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team. The 2010 season became Warren's best, having his best pre-season, and playing 16 matches, kicking 21 goals. He only played three games in 2011, and only a single game from the first ten in 2012, despite being the leading goalkicker for North Melbourne's reserves team, the

Werribee Football Club The Werribee Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football club, based in Werribee. The club was formed in 1964 and currently plays in the Victorian Football League (VFL). It is the western-most Melbourne-based VFL club ...

in the

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. Warren was delisted by North Melbourne at the end of the 2012 season. He continued playing with Werribee after being delisted, and he was the leading goalkicker in the completed 2013 VFL season including finals with 59 goals (he finished third in the league's goalkicking award, the

Frosty Miller Medal The Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal is awarded to the Victorian Football League player who kicks the most goals in home-and-away matches in that year. The is named in honour of Jim 'Frosty' Miller, who was the leading goalkicker of the Victorian Footbal ...

which is based on home-and-away goals only).

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Warren, Ben 1989 births North Melbourne Football Club players Werribee Football Club players Living people Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Queensland Aspley Football Club players Tasmanian Devils Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Brisbane