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Ben Howlett
Ben Howlett
	Howlett playing for Essendon in June 2017
Personal information
Full name	Ben Howlett
Date of birth	21 October 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Donnybrook, Western Australia
Original team(s)	Donnybrook
Draft	No. 30, 2009 rookie draft
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder / forward
Playing career1
Years	Club
2006–2009	Peel Thunder
2010–2017	Essendon
2018–2021	Peel Thunder
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021.
Career highlights
	Peel Thunder best and fairest 2009, 2018; Peel Thunder captain: 2019–2021;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ben Howlett (born 21 October 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Howlett was selected by Essendon with pick 30 in the 2010 rookie draft, as a 21-year-old from Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League. His final season with Peel Thunder saw him claim the club's best and fairest award.^[1] He was promoted to Essendon's senior list in the 2010 season.

Howlett, along with 33 other Essendon players, was found guilty of using a banned performance-enhancing substance, thymosin beta-4, as part of Essendon's sports supplements program during the 2012 season. He and his teammates were initially found not guilty in March 2015 by the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal,^[2] but a guilty verdict was returned in January 2016 after an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency. He was suspended for one season which, with backdating, ended in November 2016; as a result, he served approximately fourteen months of his suspension and missed the entire 2016 AFL season.^[3]

Howlett was delisted at the conclusion of the 2017 AFL season.^[4] He returned home to WA and signed with the club he was originally drafted from, Peel Thunder in the WAFL, for the 2018 season.^[5] In 2019, Howlett was named captain of the club, taking over from dual premiership captain Gerald Ugle.^[6]

In Round 9 of the 2021 WAFL season Howlett played his 100th^[7] game for Peel Thunder against Swan Districts before announcing his retirement from WAFL footy at the end of that season.

Statistics edit

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


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2010	Essendon	40	15	6	2	140	142	282	43	93	0.4	0.1	9.3	9.5	18.8	2.9	6.2
2011	Essendon	40	23	9	5	248	177	425	59	153	0.4	0.2	10.8	7.7	18.5	2.6	6.6
2012	Essendon	40	19	6	8	205	169	374	62	121	0.3	0.4	10.8	8.9	19.7	3.3	6.4
2013	Essendon	40	19	14	5	171	130	301	55	109	0.7	0.3	9	6.8	15.8	2.9	5.7
2014	Essendon	40	21	12	6	180	143	323	77	130	0.6	0.3	8.6	6.8	15.4	3.7	6.2
2015	Essendon	40	20	10	7	154	166	320	61	122	0.5	0.4	7.7	8.3	16.0	3.1	6.1
2017	Essendon	40	7	1	2	40	55	95	18	30	0.1	0.3	5.7	7.9	13.6	2.6	4.3
Career			124	58	35	1138	982	2120	375	758	0.5	0.3	9.2	7.9	17.1	3.0	6.1

References edit

^ Mandurah Mail (28 September 2009). "Howlett named the best, coach announced". Mandurah Mail. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
^ Twomey, Callum (31 March 2015). "Thirty-four present and former Bombers cleared of all drug charges". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
^ Travis King (12 January 2016). "Guilty: court bans the Essendon 34 for 2016". Australian Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
^ "Dons announce list changes". EssendonFC.com.au. Bigpond. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
^ McArdle, Jordan (13 December 2017). "Ben Howlett returns to Peel Thunder after eight years with Essendon". The West Australian.
^ "2019 Peel Thunder WAFL Captain and Leadership Group". Peel Thunder Football Club. 3 April 2019.
^ "Howlett to join WA football greats". The West Australian. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.