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Key Facts

Full name
Alfred Benison

Known as
Alf Benison

Born
21 June 1918

Died
12 May 1979 (aged 60)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 45d
Last game: 26y 73d

Height and weight
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 91 kg

Senior clubs
South Melbourne; Footscray

Jumper numbers
South Melbourne: 17, 10, 26, 27, 28
Footscray: 28

Recruited from
South Melbourne (1944)

Alf Benison

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
South MelbourneV/AFL1939-194442320.7645%———0
FootscrayV/AFL1944960.6767%———0
V/AFL1939-194451380.7549%———0
Total1939-194451380.7549%———0

AFL: 4,754th player to appear, 4,302nd most games played, 2,536th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 550th player to appear, 385th most games played, 236th most goals kickedFootscray: 309th player to appear, 688th most games played, 466th most goals kicked

Having played for Richmond reserves and Burnley Alf Benison was recruited by South Melbourne and made his senior VFL debut in round 15 of the 1939 season. For most of his league career he was a fringe player, with his best season coming in 1942 when he played 16 games. Early in the 1944 season, having made 42 appearances and scored 32 goals for South, he transferred to Footscray where he added a final nine appearances and six goals.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.