Connor Ballenden (born 29 March 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the with the 43rd draft pick in the

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Early football

Connor was born in New Zealand to father Gavin, who represented South Africa in rugby union and mother Gail, who represented New Zealand in athletics. He moved with his family to Australia when he was four. He played junior football for the

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. Balleneden joined the ' academy at the age of 12. He also represented the Allies in the

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for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. He completed school at St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace in 2016.

AFL career

Ballenden debuted in the ' 63 point win over in the 9th round of the

2020 AFL season The 2020 AFL season was the 124th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season feature ...

. On debut, Ballenden picked up six disposals, kicked a goal and took three marks. Ballenden was temporarily removed from the senior list in November 2020, with plans to add him back to the rookie list at a later point. Ballenden was delisted at the end of the 2021 AFL season, after playing just 3 career games.

Statistics

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* * * 1999 births Living people Brisbane Lions players Australian rules footballers from Brisbane People educated at St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub