Ben Fixter
Encyclopedia
Ben Fixter is an Australian rules football
player who played with the Sydney
and Brisbane
Football Clubs in the Australian Football League
(AFL). Ben currently plays with the Coolamon
Football Club in the Riverina Football League, a semi-professional football league based in the Riverina
region of New South Wales
.
as the number 6 draft pick in the 1999 AFL Draft
from the NSW/ACT Rams
. He made his debut for the Swans in Round 18, 2000 against Melbourne
. His career at Sydney was plagued by constant injury, limiting him to 27 games over four seasons. After being delisted by the Swans at the end of the 2005 season, Fixter was recruited by the Brisbane Lions
as the number 6 draft pick in the 2006 Pre-season Draft
. He made his debut for the Lions in Round 1, 2006 against Geelong
. On 22 September 2007, Ben was delisted by the Lions.
in 2010 before leaving the district to play for Riverina Football League club Coolamon
in 2011.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
player who played with the Sydney
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
and Brisbane
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
Football Clubs in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL). Ben currently plays with the Coolamon
Coolamon, New South Wales
Coolamon is a town in the Riverina region of south-west New South Wales, Australia. Coolamon is north-west of Wagga Wagga and south-west of Sydney via the Hume and Sturt Highways. The town is situated on the railway line between Junee and Narrandera. Coolamon had a population of 1,339 at the 2006...
Football Club in the Riverina Football League, a semi-professional football league based in the Riverina
Riverina
The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales , Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation. This combination has allowed the Riverina to develop...
region of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
.
AFL career
Ben was recruited by the Sydney SwansSydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
as the number 6 draft pick in the 1999 AFL Draft
1999 AFL Draft
The 1999 AFL Draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period and a rookie elevation. The AFL Draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.In 1999 there...
from the NSW/ACT Rams
NSW/ACT Rams
The NSW/ACT Rams were an under 18 Australian rules football representative club in the TAC Cup.The team, under the guidance of AFL NSW/ACT represented New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and had the moniker of the Ram, partly derived as an acronym from Riverina, ACT, Murrumbidgee...
. He made his debut for the Swans in Round 18, 2000 against Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
. His career at Sydney was plagued by constant injury, limiting him to 27 games over four seasons. After being delisted by the Swans at the end of the 2005 season, Fixter was recruited by the Brisbane Lions
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
as the number 6 draft pick in the 2006 Pre-season Draft
2005 AFL Draft
The 2005 AFL Draft was the 2005 instance of the AFL Draft, the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.The 2005 Draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period...
. He made his debut for the Lions in Round 1, 2006 against Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
. On 22 September 2007, Ben was delisted by the Lions.
Post AFL
After Ben was delisted by the Lions, AFLQ club Labrador Tigers appointed Fixter as Club Development Manager and player, where he would stay for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. After the 2009 season, Ben would return to New South Wales to play for Ovens and Murray Football League club AlburyAlbury Football Club
The Albury Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Ovens & Murray Football League.The club is based in Albury, New South Wales.Two Brownlow Medallists, Haydn Bunton senior and Denis Ryan, both started their career at Albury....
in 2010 before leaving the district to play for Riverina Football League club Coolamon
Coolamon, New South Wales
Coolamon is a town in the Riverina region of south-west New South Wales, Australia. Coolamon is north-west of Wagga Wagga and south-west of Sydney via the Hume and Sturt Highways. The town is situated on the railway line between Junee and Narrandera. Coolamon had a population of 1,339 at the 2006...
in 2011.