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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:FredGeorgeWeasleyBeaters.jpg|thumb|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.
 
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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 through out the whole match. 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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==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]].
   
 
==Known Beaters==
  
==Known Beaters==
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|rowspan="2"|[[American National Quidditch team]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[American National Quidditch team]]
 
|[[Greg Ruczinski]]
  
|[[Greg Ruczinski]]
 
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|[[Troy Duvall]]
  
|[[Troy Duvall]]
 
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|rowspan="2"|[[Australian National Quidditch team]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[Australian National Quidditch team]]
 
|[[Kelly Whakkaarangapawarau]]
  
|[[Kelly Whakkaarangapawarau]]
 
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|[[Finbar Quigley]]
  
|[[Finbar Quigley]]
 
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|rowspan="2"|[[Bulgarian National Quidditch team]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[Bulgarian National Quidditch team]]
 
|[[Ivan Volkov]]
  
|[[Ivan Volkov]]
 
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|[[Joey Jenkins]]
  
|[[Joey Jenkins]]
 
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|rowspan="2"|[[English National Quidditch team]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[English National Quidditch team]]
 
|[[Dawn Withey]]
  
|[[Dawn Withey]]
 
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|[[Indira Choudry]]
  
|[[Indira Choudry]]
 
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|rowspan="2"|[[Falmouth Falcons]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[Falmouth Falcons]]
 
|[[Karl Broadmoor]]
  
|[[Karl Broadmoor]]
 
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|[[Kevin Broadmoor]]
  
|[[Kevin Broadmoor]]
 
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|rowspan="2"|[[French National Quidditch team]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[French National Quidditch team]]
 
|[[Alain Lacroix]]
  
|[[Alain Lacroix]]
 
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|[[Ninon Saucet]]
  
|[[Ninon Saucet]]
 
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|rowspan="4"|[[German National Quidditch team]]
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| rowspan="3" |[[German National Quidditch team]]
 
|[[Elena Eldritch]]
  
|[[Elena Eldritch]]
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|[[Glockenspieler]]
  
 
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|[[Hesser]]
  
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|[[Katrina von Glockenspieler]]
  
|[[Katrina von Glockenspieler]]
 
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|rowspan="6"|[[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]
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| rowspan="6" |[[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]
 
|[[Andrew Kirke]]
  
|[[Andrew Kirke]]
 
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|[[Fred Weasley]]
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|[[Fred Weasley]][[File:Fred Weasley Profile.JPG|thumb|192x192px]]
 
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|[[George Weasley]]
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|[[George Weasley]][[File:George Weasley Profile.JPG|thumb|177x177px]]
 
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|[[Jack Sloper]]
  
|[[Jack Sloper]]
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|[[Jimmy Peakes]]
  
|[[Jimmy Peakes]]
 
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|[[Ritchie Coote]]
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|[[Ritchie Coote]][[File:RitchieC.PNG|thumb|205x205px]]
 
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|[[Holyhead Harpies]]
  
|[[Holyhead Harpies]]
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|[[Gwenog Jones]]
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|[[Gwenog Jones]][[File:Gwenog Jones.jpg|thumb|158x158px]]
 
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|rowspan="3"|[[Hufflepuff Quidditch team]]
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| rowspan="3" |[[Hufflepuff Quidditch team]]
 
|[[Anthony Rickett]]
  
|[[Anthony Rickett]]
 
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|[[Michael McManus]]
  
|[[Michael McManus]]
 
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|rowspan="2"|[[Irish National Quidditch team]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[Irish National Quidditch team]]
 
|[[Connolly]]
  
|[[Connolly]]
 
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|[[Quigley]]
  
|[[Quigley]]
 
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|rowspan="2"|[[Japanese National Quidditch team]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[Japanese National Quidditch team]]
 
|[[Keiko Takahashi]]
  
|[[Keiko Takahashi]]
 
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|[[Minaka Hirakata]]
  
|[[Minaka Hirakata]]
 
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|rowspan="2"|[[Nordic National Quidditch team]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[Nordic National Quidditch team]]
 
|[[Asgard Pettersson]]
  
|[[Asgard Pettersson]]
 
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|[[Asgeir Knutsen]]
  
|[[Asgeir Knutsen]]
 
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| rowspan="2" |[[Ravenclaw Quidditch team]]
 
|[[Duncan Inglebee]]
  
|[[Duncan Inglebee]]
 
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|[[Jason Samuels]]
  
|[[Jason Samuels]]
 
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|[[Gregory Goyle]]
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|[[Gregory Goyle]][[File:Carbegoye.jpg|thumb|162x162px]]
 
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|[[Lucian Bole]]
  
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|[[Peregrine Derrick]]
  
|[[Peregrine Derrick]]
 
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|[[Vincent Crabbe]]
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|[[Vincent Crabbe]][[File:904poagoyle.jpg|thumb|167x167px]]
 
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|rowspan="2"|[[Spanish National Quidditch team]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[Spanish National Quidditch team]]
 
|[[Tiago Montoya]]
  
|[[Tiago Montoya]]
 
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|[[Wimbourne Wasps]]
  
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|[[Ludovic Bagman|Ludo Bagman]][[File:Ludo.JPG|thumb|170x170px]]
 
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World]]''
  
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World]]''
 
*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]''
  
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*''[[Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup]]''
 
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Revision as of 07:09, 3 July 2015

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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
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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