Ben McNiece

Ben McNiece (born 22 March 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by Essendon as a category B rookie through the next generation academy in November 2016, qualifying by virtue of his mother being Indian. He had previously played for Essendon's VFL team for the prior two seasons. He made his AFL debut in the Anzac Day clash against at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round five of the 2017 season in an eighteen-point win.