1. Benjamin Rutten was born on 28 May 1983 and is a former Australian rules football player and coach.
13 Facts About Ben Rutten
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Ben Rutten was the senior coach of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League in 2021 and 2022.
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Ben Rutten was moved to defence and made a name for himself as a tough full-back, coming of age in the 2005 AFL season, where he was part of Adelaide's sturdy defensive unit, and often held his opponents to two goals or less.
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Ben Rutten gave away the game-deciding free kick in the 2009 semi-final by holding the arm of Collingwood forward Jack Anthony who scored Collingwood's winning goal in the last 55 seconds, which ended Adelaide's season.
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On 1 July 2014, Ben Rutten announced that he would retire at the end of the 2014 season, hinting a possible move into coaching.
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Ben Rutten played his last game against St Kilda on 31 August 2014, scoring his ninth and final AFL goal in the last kick of his career.
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On 10 September 2014, Ben Rutten became an assistant coach at Richmond under senior coach Damien Hardwick, serving as the club's defence coach.
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Ben Rutten was part of the coaching group in the club's 2017 AFL Grand Final win.
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Ben Rutten left the Richmond Football Club at the end of the 2018 season.
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On 24 August 2018, Essendon announced Ben Rutten would be joining their coaching department as an assistant coach under senior coach John Worsfold for the 2019 season, Ben Rutten served as assistant coach in the position of the Team Defence and Key Position Coach.
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On 17 September 2019, it was announced that Ben Rutten would succeed John Worsfold as the senior coach of Essendon at the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season.
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Ben Rutten was then replaced by Brad Scott as senior coach of Essendon Football Club.
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On 16 September 2022, it was announced that Ben Rutten returned to Richmond as an assistant coach under senior coach Damien Hardwick for the 2023 season.