Peter Keith Bennett (born 8 November 1956) is a former
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Hawthorn
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Plants
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and
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
in the
Victorian Football League (VFL).
New Zealand born Bennett was a utility player, often used as a ruck-rover. He was recruited from Pakenham and put together 13 games in his two seasons at Hawthorn.
He made more regular appearances when he crossed to Essendon, starting with 14 games in 1978, from which he averaged 18 disposals.
[ The following season he was Essendon's leading ball getter, with 530 disposals, from 23 games.][ He was a member of the Essendon team which won the 1981 night premiership.
Bennett joined the ]Subiaco Football Club
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in 1982 but would be in Western Australia for just the one season. He played for Koo Wee Rup in 1983, as captain-coach. From 1984 to 1986 he captain-coached Gembrook, winning a premiership in the last of those years.
References
External links
*
Peter Bennett's playing statistics
from WAFL Footy Facts
1956 births
VFL/AFL players born outside Australia
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Hawthorn Football Club players
Essendon Football Club players
Subiaco Football Club players
New Zealand emigrants to Australia
Living people
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