Ben Fixter

Infobox afl player


firstname = Ben
lastname = Fixter


| birthdate = birth date|df=yes|1981|6|23
birthplace =
originalteam = Wagga / NSW-ACT U18
heightweight = 180cm / 84kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 18, 8 July 2000
debutteam = Sydney Swans
debutopponent = Melbourne
debutstadium = M.C.G.
playingteams = Sydney Swans (2000-2004) 27 games, 8 goals

Brisbane Lions (2006-2007) 27 games, 3 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = Round 9, 2007
careerhighlights =

Ben Fixter (born 23 June 1981) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

ydney career

He was recruited as the number 6 draft pick in the 1999 AFL Draft from Wagga Football Club in Wagga Wagga. He made his debut for the Sydney Swans in Round 18, 2000 against Melbourne. His career at Sydney was plagued by constant injury, limiting him to 27 games over five seasons.

Brisbane Lions Career

After being delisted by the Swans at the end of the 2005 Season, Fixter was selected by the Brisbane Lions in the 2005 Pre-Season Draft with their only pick (No. 6 overall). He made his debut for the Lions in Round 1, 2006 against Geelong. On 22 September 2007, Ben was delisted by Brisbane Lions Football Club.

AFLQ career

After Ben Fixter was delisted by the Brisbane Lions, AFLQ club Labrador Tigers have appointed Ben Fixter as Club Development Manager and player.

Trivia

*Ben Fixter has moved from Brisbane to the Gold Coast and is living at Burleigh Heads.
* Was offered by local club Burleigh Bombers.
*Ben Fixter is good friend Aaron Shattock and prize off-season signing Trent Knobel

External links

*Brisplayer|ref=13516
*AflRleague|ref=B/Ben_Fixter.html
*((http://aflq.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=127646))