Ben Rogers

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Ben Rogers
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Personal information
Full name Ben Rogers
Nickname Dodge, Dodger Roger
Born 26 April 1985 (1985-04-26) (age 26)
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Five-eighth, Lock, Halfback, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–05 Penrith Panthers 11 2 0 0 8
2005–08 South Sydney 36 6 0 1 25
2008 St. George Illawarra 5 0 0 0 0
2009–11 Newcastle Knights 30 4 0 1 17
Total 82 12 0 2 50
As of 8 April 2010
Source: RLP & NRL Stats

Ben Rogers (born 26 April 1985) is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer who played for the Newcastle Knights, St. George Illawarra Dragons, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership.[1] He primarily played at five eighth and lock forward. He made his first grade debut for the Panthers against St. George Illawarra in 2004.

On 18 August 2008 it was announced that Rogers had joined the Newcastle Knights on a two-year contract from 2009.[2][3] He was suspended for 3 games in round 25 of the 2009 season for punching Daniel Vidot in a controversial ruling.[4] Rogers diclocated his elbow in Round 1, 2011 of the NSW Cup while playing for the Central Coast Centurions.

In August 2011, Rogers was forced to retire from rugby league after he didn't recover well from a shoulder surgery.[5]

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