Ben Eckermann

Ben Eckermann (born 12 March 1987) is an Australian rules football midfielder who played for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL) and Sturt in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Ben Eckermann
Personal information
Full name	Ben Eckermann
Born	(1987-03-12) 12 March 1987 (age 38)
Original team	Sturt (SANFL) / Port Adelaide
Draft	51st overall, 2004 Port Adelaide
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2005 – 2006	Port Adelaide	4 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2011.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Eckermann was selected with the 51st pick in the 2004 AFL draft and made his AFL debut in Round Seven of the 2005 AFL season. In his fourth game Eckermann was concussed when he was bumped front-on by West Coast Eagles player Tyson Stenglein.^[1] The incident was seen as a precursor to stronger penalties for front-on contact to the head.^[2] Eckermann suffered ongoing concussion issues thereafter and did not pay another senior AFL match, and he was delisted at the end of the 2006 season.^[3]