Ben McGlynn

Ben McGlynn (born 6 August 1985) is an Australian rules football coach and former player who played with the Hawthorn Football Club and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League. He is currently an coach at Red cliffs secondary college for sports academy.

AFL career

Recruitment A small onballer, McGlynn was picked late by Hawthorn in the 2006 rookie draft after impressing at the Box Hill Hawks the VFL affiliated club with the Hawks. Originally from Dareton, New South Wales, he played for the Bendigo Pioneers in the TAC Cup.

McGlynn excelled for Box Hill at VFL level and is a centre clearance specialist who will only improve as he builds his fitness to AFL standards.

Hawthorn (2006–2009) During the 2006 season McGlynn made his debut against the Bulldogs in round 10, in which he kicked a goal. He continued to play three more at senior level and did OK as a small forward. He was promoted to the seniors list at the end of the 2006 season. In 14 games for Box Hill during the 2006 season he featured in the best players eight times.

In 2007 McGlynn played 21 games for Hawthorn after injured skipper Richie Vandenberg left an opening in the midfield.

Sydney (2010–2016) McGlynn and Josh Kennedy were traded to the Sydney Swans at the end of the 2009 season.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements Team 2× Minor premiership : 2014, 2016

Individual Australia international rules football team: 2011 Box Hill Hawks All-Stars team (1999–2019)

Post-playing career Following his retirement, Ben joined St Kilda as an assistant coach in October 2016.