Kirby Bentley
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-05-09) 9 May 1986
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s) Swan Districts (WAWFL)
Debut Round 1, 2017, Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2018 Fremantle 07 (1)
2019 Carlton 03 (0)
Total 10 (1)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2017 The Allies 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2019 season.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Kirby Bentley (born 9 May 1986) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle and Carlton Football Clubs in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). Bentley was signed as a priority player by Fremantle in August 2016 ahead of the league's inaugural 2017 season.[1] She made her debut in Round 1, 2017, in the club's inaugural match against Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval.[2]

In 2017, Bentley played a State of Origin match for the Allies and injured her knee, which required surgery.[3] She was delisted by Fremantle at the end of the 2018 season.[4]

In October 2018, Bentley joined Carlton as a free agent.[5]

The Kirby Bentley Cup, an Australian rules football trophy played for by Indigenous girls aged between thirteen and fifteen, is named for Bentley.[6]

Kirby has also played netball for both West Coast Fever and Western Sting.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Coleman-Heard, Rory (14 September 2016). "Former netballer excited to "provide a pathway"". Fremantle FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Navaratnam, Dinny (4 February 2017). "Dogs dominate wayward Freo women's side". AFL Media. Bigpond. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Black, Sarah (12 September 2017). "Classy AFLW forward undergoes knee surgery". AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Black, Sarah (7 June 2018). "AFLW: Delisted Docker goes coast to coast". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Bentley becomes a Blue".
  6. ↑ Quartermaine, Craig. "Kirby Bentley Cup paves the way for the next generation in AFL". NITV. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "2011 Netball Western Australia Annual Report" (PDF). Netball Western Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Kirby Bentley one to watch for Melbourne in annual women's AFL match against Western Bulldogs". www.heraldsun.com.au. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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