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[[File:Tumblr_ltsv1cNJwQ1qg25blo5_250.gif|frame|Gryffindor Seeker [[Harry Potter]] beating back a [[Bludger]], the Beaters job ]]{{Quote| ''[...]'' you have two Beaters on each team — it's their job to protect their side from the [[Bludgers]] and try and knock them towards the other team.|[[Oliver Wood]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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[[File:FredGeorgeBeaters.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Beaters [[Fred and George Weasley]].]]
  
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'''Beater''' is a position in the Wizarding sport of [[Quidditch]]. There are two Beaters on every Quidditch team, and they are the only players on the pitch who have [[Beater's bat|bats]]. Their job is to keep the [[Bludger]]s away from their team and at the same time try and aim the Bludgers towards the opposite team. Beaters need to be well built, having considerable physical strength. This generally leads to [[Wizards|wizards]] rather than [[Wizards|witches]] playing in this position. However, the famous Captain of the [[Holyhead Harpies]], [[Gwenog Jones]], is a notable exception.
 
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Beaters also need to have good balance, as they are, at times, required to take both hands off their [[broomstick]].
  
   
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'''Beater''' is a position in the Wizarding sport of [[Quidditch]]. There are two Beaters on every Quidditch team, and they are the only players on the pitch who have [[Beater's bat|bats]]. Their job is to keep the [[Bludger]]s away from their team and at the same time try and aim the Bludgers towards the opposite team.
 
==History of the Beater==
  
==History of the Beater==
 
Beaters have probably existed in the game of [[Quidditch]] since the introduction of the [[Bludger]]. Beaters are not meant to be goal scorers, and there is no indication that any Beater has ever handled the [[Quaffle]] during gameplay.
  
Beaters have probably existed in the game of [[Quidditch]] since the introduction of the [[Bludger]]. Beaters are not meant to be goal scorers, and there is no indication that any Beater has ever handled the [[Quaffle]] during gameplay.
   
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==Known Beaters==
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==Traits==
   
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Beaters need to be well built, having considerable physical strength in their arms since they are charged with hitting the [[Bludger]]s throughout the whole match. This generally leads to [[wizards]] rather than [[Wizards|witches]] playing in this position. However, the famous Captain of the [[Holyhead Harpies]], [[Gwenog Jones]], is a notable exception.
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Beaters also need to have good balance, as they are, at times, required to take both hands off their [[broomstick]].
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==Known Beaters==
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!Team
  
!Team
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!Name
 
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| rowspan="2" |[[American National Quidditch team]]
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|[[Andrew Kirke]]
  
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|[[Greg Ruczinski]]
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|[[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]
  
 
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|[[Anthony Rickett]]
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|[[Troy Duvall]]
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|[[Hufflepuff Quidditch team]]
  
 
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| rowspan="2" |[[Australian National Quidditch team]]
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|[[Asgard Pettersson]]
  
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|[[Kelly Whakkaarangapawarau]]
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|[[Nordic National Quidditch team]]
  
 
|-
  
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|[[Asgeir Knutsen]]
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|[[Kylie Meadows]]
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|[[Nordic National Quidditch team]]
  
 
|-
  
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|[[Connolly]]
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|[[Ballycastle Bats]]
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|[[Finbar Quigley]]
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|[[Irish National Quidditch team]]
  
 
|-
  
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| rowspan="2" |[[Bulgarian National Quidditch team]]
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|[[Dawn Withey]]
  
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|[[Ivan Volkov]]
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|[[English National Quidditch team]]
  
 
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|[[Duncan Inglebee]]
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|[[Pyotr Vulchanov]]
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|[[Ravenclaw Quidditch team]]
  
 
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|[[Elena Eldritch]]
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|[[Chudley Cannons]]
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|[[Joey Jenkins]]
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|[[German National Quidditch team]]
  
 
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| rowspan="2" |[[English National Quidditch team]]
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|[[Fred Weasley]]
  
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|[[Dawn Withey]]
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|[[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]
  
 
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|[[George Weasley]]
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|[[Indira Choudry]]
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|[[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]
  
 
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| rowspan="2" |[[Falmouth Falcons]]
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|[[Glockenspieler]]
  
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|[[Karl Broadmoor]]
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|[[German National Quidditch team]]
  
 
|-
  
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|[[Greg Ruczinski]]
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|[[Kevin Broadmoor]]
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|[[American National Quidditch team]]
  
 
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| rowspan="2" |[[French National Quidditch team]]
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|[[Gregory Goyle]]
  
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|[[Slytherin Quidditch team]]
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|[[Alain Lacroix]]
 
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|[[Gwenog Jones]]
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|[[Ninon Saucet]]
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|-
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|[[Holyhead Harpies]]
  
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| rowspan="4" |[[German National Quidditch team]]
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|[[Elena Eldritch]]
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|[[Glockenspieler]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[Hesser]]
  
|[[Hesser]]
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|[[German National Quidditch team]]
  
 
|-
  
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|[[Katrina von Glockenspieler]]
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|[[Indira Choudry]]
  
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|[[English National Quidditch team]]
  
 
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| rowspan="6" |[[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]
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|[[Ivan Volkov]]
  
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|[[Andrew Kirke]]
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|[[Bulgarian National Quidditch team]]
  
 
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|[[Fred Weasley]][[File:Fred Weasley Profile.JPG|thumb|192x192px]]
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|[[Jack Sloper]]
  
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|[[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]
  
 
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|[[George Weasley]][[File:George Weasley Profile.JPG|thumb|177x177px]]
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|[[Jason Samuels]]
  
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|[[Ravenclaw Quidditch team]]
  
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|[[Jack Sloper]]
 
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|[[Jimmy Peakes]]
  
|[[Jimmy Peakes]]
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|[[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]
  
 
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|[[Ritchie Coote]][[File:RitchieC.PNG|thumb|205x205px]]
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|[[Joey Jenkins]]
  
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|[[Chudley Cannons]]
  
 
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|[[Karl Broadmoor]]
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|[[Holyhead Harpies]]
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|[[Gwenog Jones]][[File:Gwenog Jones.jpg|thumb|158x158px]]
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|[[Falmouth Falcons]]
  
 
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| rowspan="3" |[[Hufflepuff Quidditch team]]
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|[[Katrina von Glockenspieler]]
  
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|[[Anthony Rickett]]
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|[[German National Quidditch team]]
  
 
|-
  
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|[[Keiko Takahashi]]
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|[[Maxine O'Flaherty]]
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|[[Japanese National Quidditch team]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
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|[[Michael McManus]]
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|[[Kelly Whakkaarangapawarau]]
  
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|[[Australian National Quidditch team]]
  
 
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| rowspan="2" |[[Irish National Quidditch team]]
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|[[Kevin Broadmoor]]
  
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|[[Falmouth Falcons]]
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|[[Connolly]]
 
|-
  
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|[[Kylie Meadows]]
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|[[Quigley]]
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|[[Australian National Quidditch team]]
  
 
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| rowspan="2" |[[Japanese National Quidditch team]]
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|[[Lacroix]]
  
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|[[Keiko Takahashi]]
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|[[French National Quidditch team]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
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|[[Lucian Bole]]
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|[[Minaka Hirakata]]
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|[[Slytherin Quidditch team]]
  
 
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| rowspan="2" |[[Nordic National Quidditch team]]
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|[[Ludovic Bagman|Ludo Bagman]]
  
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|[[Wimbourne Wasps]]
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|[[Asgard Pettersson]]
 
|-
  
|-
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|[[Maxine O'Flaherty]]
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|[[Asgeir Knutsen]]
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|[[Hufflepuff Quidditch team]]
  
 
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| rowspan="2" |[[Ravenclaw Quidditch team]]
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|[[Michael McManus]]
  
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|[[Duncan Inglebee]]
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|[[Hufflepuff Quidditch team]]
  
 
|-
  
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|[[Minaka Hirakata]]
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|[[Jason Samuels]]
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|[[Japanese National Quidditch team]]
  
 
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| rowspan="4" |[[Slytherin Quidditch team]]
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|[[Peregrine Derrick]]
  
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|[[Gregory Goyle]][[File:Carbegoye.jpg|thumb|162x162px]]
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|[[Slytherin Quidditch team]]
  
 
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|[[Pyotr Vulchanov]]
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|[[Lucian Bole]]
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|[[Bulgarian National Quidditch team]]
  
 
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|[[Quigley]]
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|[[Peregrine Derrick]]
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|[[Irish National Quidditch team]]
  
 
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|[[Vincent Crabbe]][[File:904poagoyle.jpg|thumb|167x167px]]
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|[[Ritchie Coote]]
  
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|[[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]
  
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|-
  
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|[[Saucet]]
  
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|[[French National Quidditch team]]
  
 
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| rowspan="2" |[[Spanish National Quidditch team]]
 
|[[Tiago Montoya]]
  
|[[Tiago Montoya]]
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|[[Spanish National Quidditch team]]
  
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|-
  
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|[[Troy Duvall]]
  
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|[[American National Quidditch team]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[Vasco Santini]]
  
|[[Vasco Santini]]
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|[[Spanish National Quidditch team]]
  
 
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|Unknown [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] team
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|[[Vincent Crabbe]]
  
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|[[Dobbin]]
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|[[Slytherin Quidditch team]]
  
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|[[Wimbourne Wasps]]
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|[[Ludovic Bagman|Ludo Bagman]][[File:Ludo.JPG|thumb|170x170px]]
 
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Revision as of 19:34, 21 September 2014

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Gryffindor Seeker Harry Potter beating back a Bludger, the Beaters job

" [...] you have two Beaters on each team — it's their job to protect their side from the Bludgers and try and knock them towards the other team."
— Oliver Wood[src]

Beater is a position in the Wizarding sport of Quidditch. There are two Beaters on every Quidditch team, and they are the only players on the pitch who have bats. Their job is to keep the Bludgers away from their team and at the same time try and aim the Bludgers towards the opposite team.

History of the Beater

Beaters have probably existed in the game of Quidditch since the introduction of the Bludger. Beaters are not meant to be goal scorers, and there is no indication that any Beater has ever handled the Quaffle during gameplay.

Traits

Beaters need to be well built, having considerable physical strength in their arms since they are charged with hitting the Bludgers throughout the whole match. This generally leads to wizards rather than witches playing in this position. However, the famous Captain of the Holyhead Harpies, Gwenog Jones, is a notable exception. Beaters also need to have good balance, as they are, at times, required to take both hands off their broomstick.

Known Beaters

Team Name
American National Quidditch team Greg Ruczinski
Troy Duvall
Australian National Quidditch team Kelly Whakkaarangapawarau
Kylie Meadows
Ballycastle Bats Finbar Quigley
Bulgarian National Quidditch team Ivan Volkov
Pyotr Vulchanov
Chudley Cannons Joey Jenkins
English National Quidditch team Dawn Withey
Indira Choudry
Falmouth Falcons Karl Broadmoor
Kevin Broadmoor
French National Quidditch team Alain Lacroix
Ninon Saucet
German National Quidditch team Elena Eldritch
Glockenspieler
Hesser
Katrina von Glockenspieler
Gryffindor Quidditch team Andrew Kirke
Fred Weasley
Fred Weasley Profile
George Weasley
George Weasley Profile
Jack Sloper
Jimmy Peakes
Ritchie Coote
RitchieC
Holyhead Harpies Gwenog Jones
Gwenog Jones
Hufflepuff Quidditch team Anthony Rickett
Maxine O'Flaherty
Michael McManus
Irish National Quidditch team Connolly
Quigley
Japanese National Quidditch team Keiko Takahashi
Minaka Hirakata
Nordic National Quidditch team Asgard Pettersson
Asgeir Knutsen
Ravenclaw Quidditch team Duncan Inglebee
Jason Samuels
Slytherin Quidditch team Gregory Goyle
Carbegoye
Lucian Bole
Peregrine Derrick
Vincent Crabbe
904poagoyle
Spanish National Quidditch team Tiago Montoya
Vasco Santini
Unknown Hogwarts team Dobbin
Wimbourne Wasps Ludo Bagman
Ludo

Appearances

Game of Quidditch
Quidditch pitch
Officials: Quidditch referee
Player positions: Beater • Chaser • Keeper • Seeker
Playing equipment: Beater's bat • Bludger • Broomstick • Golden Snitch • Quaffle
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