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Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Jack Bennett
Personal information
Full name Francis Jack Bennett
Date of birth (1913-02-21)21 February 1913
Place of birth Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Date of death 26 June 1975(1975-06-26) (aged 62)
Place of death Brighton, Victoria
Original team(s) Auburn
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Position(s) Half forward flank
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1933–1936 Melbourne 43 (28)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Francis Jack Bennett (21 February 1913 – 26 June 1975) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of Francis Alexander Bennett (1884-1956), and Frances Theresa Bennett, née Grieves, Francis Jack Bennett was born at Moonee Ponds, Victoria on 21 February 1913.

He married twice: to Marjory Frederica Forster (1914-1970) on 7 May 1938, and to Alice Eileen Gardner (1912-1990) on 6 March 1973.

Football

Auburn (SDFL)

He played with the Auburn Football Club in the Sub-District Football League.

Melbourne (VFL)

He was granted a clearance from Auburn to Melbourne on 26 April 1933. In his five seasons at Melboune he played in 43 senior games, and scored 28 goals: 1933 (6 games), 1934 (15 games, 7 goals), 1935 (12 games, 11 goals), and 1936 (10 games, 10 goals). He played with the Melbourne Seconds for the entire 1937 season.

Death

He died at Brighton, Victoria on 26 June 1975.

Notes

  1. AustralianFootball.com.
  2. Holmesby & Main (2009), p.61.
  3. Deaths: Bennett, The Argus, (Monday, 26 March 1956), p.12.
  4. Deaths: Bennett, The Argus, (Monday, 7 March 1955), p.13.
  5. Marriages: Forster—Bennett, The Argus, (Saturday, 14 May 1938), p.6.
  6. Deaths: Bennett, The Argus, (Monday, 6 July 1970), p.14.
  7. Many Permits Granted, The Argus (Thursday, 27 April 1933), p.11.
  8. Demonwiki.
  9. League Seconds' Teams, The Argus, (Friday, 23 April 1937), p.15.
  10. Magpies by 5 Points: Close Seconds Grand Final, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 4 September 1937), p.13.
  11. Deaths: Bennett, The Age, (Saturday, 28 June 1975), p.110.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.

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