9 9 9 ▁Ben nett ▁returned ▁home ▁with ▁his ▁adopt ive ▁sport ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁Australia ' s ▁first ▁American ▁Bowl ▁in ▁Sydney ' s ▁brand ▁new ▁Stadium ▁Australia ▁versus ▁the ▁Den ver ▁Bron cos . ▁ ▁Ben nett ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁another ▁Pro ▁Bowl ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁league ' s ▁leading ▁pun ters ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century . ▁Go ing ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁season , ▁he ▁had ▁aver aged ▁ 4 3 . 8 ▁yards ▁per ▁punt , ▁aver aged ▁ 2 7 ▁pun ts ▁per ▁season ▁inside ▁the ▁ 2 0 - yard - line , ▁and ▁had ▁only ▁three ▁blocked ▁pun ts ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁( one ▁of ▁which ▁happened ▁when ▁the ▁Ch arg ers ▁had ▁only ▁ 1 0 ▁men ▁on ▁the ▁field ). ▁As ▁a ▁former ▁A uss ie ▁rules ▁player , ▁and ▁consider ably ▁larger ▁than ▁most ▁special ist ▁kick ers ▁in ▁American ▁football ▁( 6 ' 5 "/ 1 . 9 6 ▁m , ▁ 2 3 5   lb / 1 0 6 . 5   kg ), ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁sh y ▁away ▁from ▁physical ▁contact ▁on ▁special ▁teams . ▁This ▁willing ness ▁to ▁hit , ▁rare ▁among ▁kick ers , ▁was ▁never ▁more ▁evident ▁than ▁when ▁he ▁knock ed ▁an ▁oppos ing ▁punt ▁return er ▁out ▁cold ▁in ▁his ▁ro ok ie ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ,