Ben Rutten
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Benjamin Rutten is a former Australian rules football player and coach. He was the senior coach of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League in 2021 and 2022. As a player, he played
Rutten as Port Adelaide GM of football in March 2026
Rutten coaching in May 2018
2001 AFL draft
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The 2001 AFL draft consisted of a state draft, a body draft, a pre-season draft and a trade period. The AFL draft is the annual draft of players by Australian rules football teams that participate in
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…and ability to contain some of the game's best forwards. Recruited from South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club West Adelaide in the 2001 Rookie Draft, Rutten made his AFL debut in 2003 for Adelaide Crows as a forward, joining an elite club of players who have goaled with each of their first three…
Luke Hodge, pick 1
Luke Ball, pick 2
Chris Judd, pick 3
Jimmy Bartel, pick 8