Ben Allan
| Ben Allan | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Claremont (WAFL) | ||
| Debut | Round 7, 1990, Hawthorn vs. Collingwood, at Waverley |
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| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1990–1994 | Hawthorn | 98 (72) | |
| 1995–1997 | Fremantle | 47 (34) | |
| Total | 145 (106) | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2001 | Fremantle | 13 (2–11–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Benjamin Thomas "Ben" Allan (born 10 October 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club and Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was educated at Aquinas College, Perth
He played as a rover (or follower). He was a premiership player with Claremont in the WAFL before be drafted to the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League where he played 98 games and won their best and fairest in 1991 as well as a premiership. He was an All Australian player in 1993 and 1994.
Having previously coached Allan at Claremont, Gerard Neesham the inaugural Fremantle coach, targeted Allan to return to Western Australia. As the most experienced and highly decorated player in the initial 45 man squad, he was named Fremantle's first captain. He was the only former All-Australian, the only club best-and-fairest winner and one of only 2 former premiership players in the original Fremantle squad of 50
He played all 22 games in 1995 and finished 3rd in the best and fairest award. However injuries took their toll in 1996, restricting him to only 8 games for the year. In 1997 he relinquished the captaincy to Peter Mann and managed to play 17 games. However, a degenerative knee condition caused Allan to retire from football at the end of the 1997 season. He had played 145 AFL games in total, along with 66 for Claremont and 6 state games, earning him a position in the WA Football Two Hundred Club.
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