Ben Ainsworth

Ben Ainsworth
Ben Ainsworth
	Ainsworth playing for Gold Coast in June 2017
Personal information
Full name	Ben Ainsworth
Nickname	Banger
Born	10 February 1998 (age 28); Morwell, Victoria, Australia
Original team	Gippsland Power (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 4, 2016 national draft
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Carlton
Number	12
Playing career1
Years	Club
2017–2025	Gold Coast
2026–	Carlton
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 13, 2026.
Career highlights
	AFL Rising Star nominee: 2017;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ben Ainsworth (born 10 February 1998) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Gold Coast Football Club with their first selection and fourth overall in the 2016 national draft.^[2] He made his debut in the two point loss against the Brisbane Lions in the opening round of the 2017 season at Metricon Stadium.^[3]

Ainsworth received the AFL Rising Star nomination for round 22 after kicking three goals from ten disposals in the Suns' 32-point loss to Essendon at Metricon Stadium.^[4] He was traded to Carlton following the 2025 AFL season.^[5]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 13, 2026.^[6]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	Votes
2017	Gold Coast	27	13	14	9	89	64	153	45	42	1.1	0.7	6.8	4.9	11.8	3.5	3.2	0
2018	Gold Coast	9	16	6	12	131	106	237	45	52	0.4	0.8	8.2	6.6	14.8	2.8	3.3	0
2019	Gold Coast	9	12	8	6	110	90	200	49	19	0.7	0.5	9.2	7.5	16.7	4.1	1.6	0
2020^[a]	Gold Coast	9	16	12	13	147	80	227	70	27	0.8	0.8	9.2	5.0	14.2	4.4	1.7	2
2021	Gold Coast	9	17	12	18	187	74	261	90	35	0.7	1.1	11.0	4.4	15.4	5.3	2.1	0
2022	Gold Coast	9	22	25	19	235	118	353	127	57	1.1	0.9	10.7	5.4	16.0	5.8	2.6	1
2023	Gold Coast	9	21	21	15	228	143	371	100	39	1.0	0.7	10.9	6.8	17.7	4.8	1.9	0
2024	Gold Coast	9	17	16	9	173	92	265	83	19	0.9	0.5	10.2	5.4	15.6	4.9	1.1	0
2025	Gold Coast	9	24	23	14	175	147	322	85	39	1.0	0.6	7.3	6.1	13.4	3.5	1.6	0
2026	Carlton	12	13	13	8	126	101	227	61	25	1.0	0.6	9.7	7.8	17.5	4.7	1.9
Career			171	150	123	1601	1015	2616	755	354	0.9	0.7	9.4	5.9	15.3	4.4	2.1	3

Notes

↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.