Percy Bentley
Australian rules footballer, born 1906
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Percy Bentley (13 December 1906 − 25 March 1982) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League.
Fullname
Percy Bentley
Born
13 December 1906
Castlemaine[1]
Castlemaine[1]
Died
25 March 1982 (aged 75)
Original team
Burnley Methodists
| Percy Bentley | |||
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Bentley in 1941 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Percy Bentley | ||
| Born |
13 December 1906 Castlemaine[1] | ||
| Died | 25 March 1982 (aged 75) | ||
| Original team | Burnley Methodists | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||
| Position | Ruckman | ||
| 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) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1955. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| 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.
Career highlights
Playing career
- Richmond 1925–1940 (Games: 263 Goals: 272)
Player honours
- Richmond captain 1932–1940
- Richmond premierships 1932, 1934 (captain-coach)
- Victorian representative 6 matches
Coaching record
- Richmond 1934–1940 (133 games, 86 wins, 46 losses, 1 draw), Premiership 1934
- Carlton 1941–1955 (281 games, 167 wins, 110 losses, 4 draws), Premierships 1945, 1947.
