About Ben Mathews
Born 1978. Ben Mathews is an Australian australian rules football player.
Ben Mathews (born 29 November 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Mathews originally played with Hopefield Buraja FC in the Coreen & District Football League, then was recruited from the Corowa Rutherglen of New South Wales, via the Murray Bushrangers.
He was part of the 2005 AFL premiership-winning side that defeated the West Coast Eagles. He announced his retirement on 2 September 2008.
He has served as the midfield coach of the Melbourne Football Club since September 2013 to end of 2020. He is now the assistant coach at Sydney Swans Football Club
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Who is Ben Mathews?
Australian rules footballer
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Ben Mathews was born on 29 November 1978.
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Ben Mathews is an australian rules football player.
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Ben Mathews is Australian.
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MLA: "Ben Mathews." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ben-mathews/.
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