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Key Facts

Full name
Peter Bennett

Known as
Peter Bennett

Born
8 November 1956 (age 67)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 224d
Last game: 24y 259d

Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 70 kg

Senior clubs
Hawthorn; Essendon

Jumper numbers
Hawthorn: 40, 16
Essendon: 38

Recruited from
Hawthorn (1978)

Peter Bennett

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
HawthornV/AFL1976-19771350.3854%8.772.002.000
EssendonV/AFL1978-198167220.3349%13.286.283.303
V/AFL1976-198180270.3450%12.555.593.093
Total1976-198180270.3450%12.555.593.093

AFL: 8,839th player to appear, 3,032nd most games played, 3,169th most goals kickedHawthorn: 647th player to appear, 536th most games played, 460th most goals kickedEssendon: 856th player to appear, 280th most games played, 303rd most goals kicked

Hawthorn recruited Peter Bennett from Pakenham but he struggled to have an impact, managing just 13 VFL games and five goals in 1976 and 1977. He fared much better at his next port of call, the Essendon Football Club. A true spare parts player, he could be relied on to perform strongly wherever he was deployed, and was particularly effective when allowed to run unfettered as an on-baller. He played in Essendon’s 1981 night premiership team as a ruck-rover, and all told played 67 VFL games and booted 22 goals for the club from 1978 to 1981. He finished his league career with Subiaco in the WAFL but only managed to add a single senior game to his tally before retiring. 

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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