Ben Wilson is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played with Collingwood

Collingwood Football Club

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 and the Sydney Swans

Sydney Swans

The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...

 in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (AFL).

Wilson was secured by Collingwood from Norwood

Norwood Football Club

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 in the 1994 AFL Draft

1994 AFL Draft

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 with the ninth selection, but first not from a TAC Cup

TAC Cup

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 side. The South Australian didn't feature in the 1995 AFL season

1995 AFL season

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 and then appeared twice for Collingwood in 1996.

He was traded to Sydney at the end of 1996, along with Mark Orchard

Mark Orchard (footballer)

Mark Orchard is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League ....

 and two draft picks, for which Collingwood received Anthony Rocca

Anthony Rocca

Anthony Rocca is a former Australian rules footballer who has played with the Sydney Swans and Collingwood in the Australian Football League...

. He played in the opening three rounds of the 1997 season but made only one further appearance.