Ben Hobbs


Ben Hobbs is an Australian rules footballer who last played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League. He was drafted by Essendon as the 13th pick in the 2021 AFL draft

Early life

Hobbs grew up in the Victorian country town of Horsham and played local football for Horsham Demons. He won a senior premiership in the Wimmera Football League at just 15 years old. He attended Ballarat Clarendon College as a boarder.

AFL career

At the 2021 AFL draft, Essendon selected Hobbs with their first pick, no. 13 overall. Hobbs made his debut for the Bombers in round 5 of the 2022 AFL season, and was later nominated for the 2022 AFL Rising Star in round 14.
Hobbs was delisted after 65 games across 4 seasons at the Bombers.

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2025.
! colspan=3| Career
! 65 !! 21 !! 26 !! 522 !! 495 !! 1017 !! 195 !! 219 !! 0.3 !! 0.4 !! 8.0 !! 7.6 !! 15.7 !! 3.0 !! 3.4