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.
percy, bentley, british, soldier, soldier, december, 1906, march, 1982, australian, rules, footballer, then, victorian, football, league, bentley, 1941personal, informationfull, namedate, birth, 1906, december, 1906date, death25, march, 1982, 1982, aged, origi. For the British soldier see Percy Bentley soldier Percy Bentley 13 December 1906 25 March 1982 was an Australian rules footballer in the then Victorian Football League Percy BentleyBentley in 1941Personal informationFull namePercy BentleyDate of birth 1906 12 13 13 December 1906Date of death25 March 1982 1982 03 25 aged 75 Original team s Burnley MethodistsHeight183 cm 6 ft 0 in Weight88 kg 194 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1925 1940Richmond263 275 Representative team honoursYearsTeamGames Goals Victoria6Coaching career3YearsClubGames W L D 1934 1940Richmond133 86 46 1 1941 1955Carlton281 167 110 4 Total414 253 156 5 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1955 Career highlightsRichmond premiership captain 1932 Richmond premiership captain coach 1934 Carlton premiership coach 1945 1947 Richmond captain 1932 1940 Australian Football Hall of Fame inducted 1996Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comBentley 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 Contents 1 Career highlights 1 1 Playing career 1 2 Player honours 1 3 Coaching record 2 See also 3 Footnotes 4 References 5 External linksCareer highlights EditPlaying career Edit Richmond 1925 1940 Games 263 Goals 272 Player honours Edit Richmond captain 1932 1940 Richmond premierships 1932 1934 captain coach Victorian representative 6 matchesCoaching record Edit 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 Edit1927 Melbourne CarnivalFootnotes EditReferences EditRoss John 1999 The Australian Football Hall of Fame Australia HarperCollinsPublishers p 40 ISBN 0 7322 6426 X Hogan P The Tigers of Old Richmond FC Melbourne 1996External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Percy Bentley Percy Bentley s playing statistics from AFL Tables Percy Bentley s coaching statistics from AFL Tables Percy Bentley at AustralianFootball com AFL Hall of Fame This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1906 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Percy Bentley amp oldid 1118430159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
