Ben Hampton
Five-Eighth
Player Bio
- Height:
- 179 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 29 February 1992
- Weight:
- 89 kg
- Birthplace:
- Wagga Wagga, NSW
- Age:
- 31
- Nickname:
- Hamster
- Debut Club:
- Melbourne Storm
- Date:
- 24 June 2013
- Opposition:
- Gold Coast Titans
- Round:
- 15
- Previous Club:
- Melbourne Storm
- Junior Club:
- Mareeba Gladiators
- Biography:
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Cowboys member number: 52149-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cowboy #261
A Mareeba boy, Hampton returned to North Queensland in 2017 after a four-season stint with the Melbourne Storm. Hampton appeared in 35 games for the Storm, including a grand final in 2016. Hampton arrived at the Cowboys in 2017 after signing a three-year deal and registered 26 games in his debut season at the club, including the grand final against his former team. He appeared in a further 22 games in 2018, splitting his time between fullback and centre. Injury limited Hampton to just nine games in 2019, before returning for 13 games in 2020, which included a stint in his preferred spot in the halves. Following the early retirement of Michael Morgan in 2021, Hampton emerged as Todd Payten’s first-choice halfback, which coincided with a three-game winning streak before injury struck again in Round 8. Hampton signed a one-year extension for 2023.
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All-time favourite movie: Jurassic Park
Favourite athlete growing up: Todd Payten
As a kid, what did you want to be when you were older: The guy who moves the arrow on the fire danger sign
What was your first job: Rebel Sport
Who is your all-time favourite TV/movie character: Kenny Powers
What is something you couldn’t live without: Coffee
What is something you think is overrated: Putting butter on your bread before making a sandwich
What is something you think is underrated: Getting up really early in the morning
Career
- Appearances
- 116
- Tries
- 23
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storm | 2013 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 8 | 189 | 94.45 | - | - | - | - | 55 | 8 | 2 | 202 | 101.25 | 101 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Storm | 2014 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 55% | 2 | - | 8 | 1,688 | 153.46 | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | 347 | 205 | 33 | 683 | 62.15 | 30 | 393 | 35.0 |
| Storm | 2015 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 453 | 151.13 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 119 | 52 | 6 | 235 | 78.57 | 12 | 127 | 42.0 |
| Storm | 2016 | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 68% | 1 | - | 4 | 61 | 3.07 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 200 | 196 | 16 | 750 | 37.51 | 24 | 309 | 15.0 |
| Cowboys | 2017 | 26 | 15 | 11 | - | 58% | 1 | - | 4 | 451 | 17.33 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 865 | 373 | 32 | 687 | 26.00 | 58 | 463 | 17.8 |
| Cowboys | 2018 | 22 | 8 | 15 | - | 35% | 8 | - | 32 | 311 | 13.54 | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 546 | 208 | 25 | 1,678 | 72.00 | 359 | 649 | 28.2 |
| Cowboys | 2019 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 38% | 2 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 83 | 40 | 7 | 555 | 69.00 | 70 | 131 | 16.4 |
| Cowboys | 2020 | 13 | 3 | 10 | - | 23% | 4 | - | 16 | 550 | 42.34 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 219 | 79 | 14 | 855 | 65.00 | 110 | 221 | 17.0 |
| Cowboys | 2021 | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | 40% | 2 | - | 8 | 1,420 | 141.99 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 238 | 135 | 19 | 834 | 83.00 | 39 | 341 | 34.1 |
| Cowboys | 2022 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 50% | - | - | - | 12 | 6.00 | - | - | - | - | 54 | 41 | 4 | 139 | 69.00 | 7 | 55 | 27.5 |
Career Overall
| Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storm | 2013 | 2016 | 35 | 19 | 16 | - | 54% | 6 | - | 24 | 2,392 | 66.44 | - | 8 | 7 | 5 | 721 | 461 | 57 | 1,878 | 52.00 | 168 | 885 | 25.3 |
| Cowboys | 2017 | 2022 | 81 | 33 | 48 | - | 41% | 17 | - | 68 | 2,744 | 33.07 | - | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2,005 | 876 | 101 | 4,750 | 57.00 | 646 | 1,849 | 22.8 |
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