Percy Bentley (13 December 1906 − 25 March 1982) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League.
Percy Bentley | |||
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Full name | Percy Bentley | ||
Date of birth | (1906-12-13)13 December 1906 | ||
Date of death | 25 March 1982(1982-03-25) (aged 75) | ||
Original team(s) | Burnley Methodists | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1925–1940 | Richmond | 263 (275) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
Victoria | 6 | ||
Coaching career3 | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1934–1940 | Richmond | 133 (86–46–1) | |
1941–1955 | Carlton | 281 (167–110–4) | |
Total | 414 (253–156–5) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1955. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Bentley was a strong ruckman and great tactician who was a key player and coach for the Richmond Football Club during his era. He later coached Carlton Football Club during the 1940s and 1950s.
In 1996 Bentley was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Carlton Football Club 1945/47 VFL premiers | |
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1945: Carlton 15.13 (103) defeated South Melbourne 10.15 (75), at Princes Park 1947: Carlton 13.8 (86) defeated Essendon 11.19 (85), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Coach: Bentley |
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