Ben Hampton
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Hampton | |||||
| Born | 29 February 1992 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales | |||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||
| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Five-eighth, Halfback, Fullback, Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2013–16 | Melbourne Storm | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2017– | North Queensland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Ben Hampton (born 29 February 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He plays at five-eighth, halfback and fullback.
Background
Born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Hampton grew up in Temora, attending Temora West Public School until year 6 and playing junior rugby league for the Temora Dragons. When his family moved to Mareeba in North Queensland, he attended Mareeba State High School and played his junior football for the Mareeba Gladiators. In 2008, while playing for the Northern Marlins representative side, Hampton represented the Queensland under-16 rugby league team. A scholarship holder with the Melbourne Storm, Hampton joined their SG Ball Cup side in 2010.[2] Later that year he made his debut for their NYC side and was chosen for the Queensland under-18 rugby league team. In 2012, Hampton was promoted to Melbourne's full-time squad and selected to captain the Queensland under-20 rugby league team in the inaugural U20 State of Origin match.[3] In October 2012, Hampton played fullback for the Junior Kangaroos in their 48-16 win over the Junior Kiwis.
Playing career
2013
Hampton made his NRL debut in Round 15 of the 2013 NRL season against the Gold Coast Titans, where he scored the Storm's two tries, made an impressive try saving tackle on Ashley Harrison and took on the kicking duties after senior playmaker Gareth Widdop was stretchered from the field.[4] Hampton played 2 NRL matches and scored 2 tries for in the 2013 NRL season, mostly playing for Melbourne's feeder teams in the NSW and QLD Cups, the Cronulla Sharks and Easts Tigers.
2014
Due to the departures of Gareth Widdop and Brett Finch, Hampton started the 2014 NRL season as Melbourne's starting five-eighth, until Round 16 when he was dropped for the inform Ben Roberts. He didn’t play in first grade for the rest of the year. On 30 July 2014, Hampton re-signed with the Storm on a 2-year contract keeping him with the club to the end of the 2016 season.[5] Hampton finished the Storms 2014 NRL season with him playing in 11 matches and scoring 2 tries.
2015
Hampton played for the Storm in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.[6] He finished off the 2015 season having played in 3 matches and scoring 1 try for the Storm,[7] playing most the year for the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the Queensland Cup.
2016
On 1 February, Hampton was again named in the Storm's 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad.[8] Hampton played 20 NRL games in 2016, the most of his career so far, coming off the bench in Melbourne's Grand Final loss to the Cronulla Sharks. In October 2016, the Storm confirmed Hampton's departure from the club.[9]
On 27 October, the North Queensland Cowboys announced that they had signed Hampton to a three-year deal, starting in 2017.[10]
Statistics
NRL
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Melbourne | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 8 |
| 2014 | Melbourne | 11 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 8 |
| 2015 | Melbourne | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | Melbourne | 20 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 4 |
| Career totals | 36 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 24 | |
References
- ↑ "Ben Hampton - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
- ↑ http://www.ourfootyteam.com/nswrl_2010_juniorReps_teamLists.php
- ↑ "Hampton proud to captain Queensland". M.nrl.com. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
- ↑ "Titans v Storm". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
- ↑ Roy Ward (2014-07-30). "Melbourne Storm back Ben Hampton re-signs". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
- ↑ "STORM UNVEIL 2015 NINES SQUAD". Rugby League Week. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
- ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-11-07. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- ↑ "Storm name youthful Nines squad". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- ↑ https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2016/10/10/eight_players_depart.af_news.html
- ↑ http://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2016/10/27/dual_launch_for_2017.html