Percy Bentley
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| Percy Bentley | |||
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File:Percy Bentley 1941.jpg 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 | |||
Percy Bentley (13 December 1906 − 25 March 1982) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League.
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
[edit | edit source]Playing career
[edit | edit source]- Richmond 1925–1940 (Games: 263 Goals: 272)
Player honours
[edit | edit source]- Richmond captain 1932–1940
- Richmond premierships 1932, 1934 (captain-coach)
- Victorian representative 6 matches
Coaching record
[edit | edit source]- 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.
See also
[edit | edit source]Footnotes
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References
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- Hogan P: The Tigers of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
External links
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- 1928 - Richmond FC team photo
- 1929 - Richmond FC team photo
- AFL Hall of Fame
Categories:
- 1906 births
- 1982 deaths
- Richmond Football Club players
- Richmond Football Club premiership players
- Richmond Football Club coaches
- Richmond Football Club premiership coaches
- Carlton Football Club coaches
- Carlton Football Club premiership coaches
- Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Castlemaine Football Club players
- VFL/AFL premiership players
- VFL/AFL premiership coaches
- Australian rules football biography, 1906 birth stubs