17 Facts About Ben Stratton

Benjamin Stratton was born on 1 March 1989 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Ben Stratton then spent three years playing in the West Australian Football League, playing 23 senior games and kicked three goals for East Perth.

Ben Stratton made his AFL debut against Western Bulldogs in round 3 of the 2010 AFL season.

Ben Stratton dislocated his knee in the third quarter of the Hawks' win against Richmond in round 3 of the 2011 season and had surgery to repair his posterior cruciate ligament and have the lateral ligament in his right knee stabilised.

Ben Stratton missed most of the remainder of the year, he returned to play in the last home and away game of the season against the Gold Coast Suns and all the 2011 final series.

However, the Hawks lost the Grand Final to Sydney by 10 points, with Ben Stratton having a quiet game, but restricting Sam Reid to one goal.

Ben Stratton again played every game in 2013, including notching up his 50th consecutive game in the first qualifying final against Sydney.

Ben Stratton again played in the Grand Final, with Hawthorn defeating Fremantle and granting him his first premiership.

Ben Stratton's consecutive run was broken in 2014 after a hamstring injury forced him to miss the first 4 rounds of the year.

Ben Stratton played all but one game in the 2015 season, generally performing well and picking up his third premiership after Hawthorn defeated West Coast in the Grand Final.

Ben Stratton had a good start to 2017, but he injured his posterior cruciate ligament in round 8, sidelining him for the rest of the season.

Ben Stratton played his 150th game against Melbourne in round 4 of the 2018 season.

Ben Stratton had a decent year in 2018, finishing seventh in Hawthorn's best and fairest medal tally.

Ben Stratton was appointed captain of the club at the start of the 2019 season.

In round 13 Ben Stratton was suspended for repeatedly pinching Essendon opponent Orazio Fantasia as well as stomping on Shaun McKernan.

Ben Stratton received a one week suspension for each incident.

Ben Stratton was the subject of a considerable negative reaction for these actions, with Hawthorn CEO declaring that he had 'let himself and the club down'.