fullname heightweight years birth_place article_title position originalteam birth_date nickname draftpick name
benjamin rutten 192cm / 101 & nbsp ; kg 2003 & ndash ; 2014 adelaide , australia ben rutten
 key defender west adelaide -lrb- sanfl -rrb- 28 may 1983 truck 40th -rrb- overall , 2001 rookie draft -lrb- elevated 2002 ben rutten
ben rutten

benjamin `` truck '' rutten -lrb- born 28 may 1983 -rrb- is a former australian rules footballer who played for the adelaide football club in the australian football league -lrb- afl -rrb- .
he is known for his size , strength and ability to contain some of the game 's best forwards .
recruited from south australian national football league -lrb- sanfl -rrb- club west adelaide in the 2001 rookie draft , rutten made his afl debut in 2003 as a forward , joining an elite club of players who have goaled with each of their first three kicks .
rutten was moved to defence and made a name for himself as a tough full-back , coming of age in the 2005 afl season , where he was part of adelaide 's sturdy defensive unit , and often held his opponents to two goals or less .
this earned rutten all-australian selection in 2005 , and rutten has been an integral part of adelaide 's defence ever since .
he and fellow all-australian defender nathan bock formed one of the most capable defensive partnerships in the afl prior to bock 's transfer to the gold coast suns .
rutten gave away the controversial game deciding free kick in the 2009 semi-final by holding the arm of collingwood forward jack anthony who scored collingwood 's winning goal in the last 55 seconds .
this finished the season for the adelaide football club .
on 1 july 2014 , rutten announced that he would retire at the end of the 2014 season , hinting a possible move into coaching .
he played his last game against st kilda on 31 august 2014 , scoring his ninth and final afl goal in the last kick of his career .
as of 10 september 2014 , he is an assistant coach at the richmond football club , serving as the club 's defence coach .
