Ben Allan
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| Original team(s) | Claremont Football Club | ||
| Debut | Round ?, ?, 1990, Hawthorn vs. ?, at ? | ||
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Fremantle (2001) 13 Games - 2 wins, 11 losses | |||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2005. | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ben Allan (born October 10, 1968) is an Australian rules footballer.
Hawthorn career
He played as a rover (or follower). He was a premiership player withClaremont 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.
Fremantle career
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 the Dockers first captain.
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 recurring injuries led 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.
Coaching stint
In 2001 he became the caretaker coach after the mid-season sacking of Damian Drum.
Current
In 2005 he was elected to the Members position on the board of the Fremantle Football Club. He will hold that position for 2 years before all Fremantle Season Ticket holding members over 18 years vote again.
Allan has also spent time in the media as a football commentator with the ABC, 6PR and Fox Footy Channel. Outside of football he has become a successful businessman in the Margaret River wine industry.
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