[2] In 2015, he played 18 games in the Tallangatta & District Football League for Mitta United aged 16, winning their best and fairest.

He also recorded the third-best standing vertical jump of 80 centimetres (31 in) and the sixth-best 20 m (66 ft) sprint with a time of 2.95 seconds.

[7] He signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at St Kilda until 2020, after playing the remaining two matches of the season.

[8] Paton was delisted by St Kilda following the 2024 AFL season, but was picked up in the subsequent rookie draft by the Sydney Swans.

[4] Ben Paton's profile on the official website of the St Kilda Football Club * denotes rookie listed players (ret) retired