Harley Bennell
Gold Coast, Melbourne, Port Melbourne and Fremantle
AFL career
88 games98 goals
- Debut
- R2 2011 v CAR2 Apr 2011
- Most recent
- R10 2020 v ADE5 Aug 2020
Stats
AFL
2020 | MEL | 5 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 10.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 37 | 53 |
2017 | FRE | 2 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 47 | 52 |
2015 | GCS | 15 | 15.0 | 8.5 | 23.5 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 92 | 102 |
2014 | GCS | 15 | 12.3 | 9.1 | 21.4 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 85 | 96 |
2013 | GCS | 15 | 13.2 | 9.5 | 22.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 85 | 97 |
2012 | GCS | 22 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 23.9 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 86 | 98 |
2011 | GCS | 14 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 17.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 67 | 69 |
VFL
2023 | PME | 5 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 10.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 45 |
WAFL
2019 | PEL | 4 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 17.5 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 71 |
2018 | PEL | 11 | 9.9 | 5.4 | 15.3 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 60 |
2017 | PEL | 4 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 37 |
2016 | PEL | 1 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 103 |
Bio
Recruited from Peel Thunder with the second overall pick in the 2010 National Draft, Harley Bennell was a gifted midfielder-forward whose rare combination of speed, vision, and goal sense initially marked him as a foundation star for the Gold Coast Suns. He played his most dominant football at the Suns, establishing himself as a damaging line-breaker capable of tearing games open, highlighted by a six-goal performance against Geelong in 2014. However, off-field indiscretions precipitated a trade to Fremantle ahead of the 2016 season, where his tenure was disastrously compromised by persistent, recurring calf injuries that restricted him to just two senior appearances across four years. After being delisted by the Dockers, Bennell received a final lifeline from Melbourne via the Pre-Season Supplemental Selection period in 2020; although he managed a handful of games during the COVID-interrupted season, he retired shortly after, leaving a legacy defined by immense natural talent that was ultimately curtailed by physical fragility and personal challenges.
Profile
- Born
- 02 Oct 1992 (age 34y 19d)
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 81 kg
Teams
Honours
- 22 Under 222014
- Gold Coast B&F
- 2nd
- 2012
- Top 10
- 2014
Family
- Cousin:Jamie Bennell
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Peel Thunder with the second overall pick in the 2010 National Draft, Harley Bennell was a gifted midfielder-forward whose rare combination of speed, vision, and goal sense initially marked him as a foundation star for the Gold Coast Suns. He played his most dominant football at the Suns, establishing himself as a damaging line-breaker capable of tearing games open, highlighted by a six-goal performance against Geelong in 2014. However, off-field indiscretions precipitated a trade to Fremantle ahead of the 2016 season, where his tenure was disastrously compromised by persistent, recurring calf injuries that restricted him to just two senior appearances across four years. After being delisted by the Dockers, Bennell received a final lifeline from Melbourne via the Pre-Season Supplemental Selection period in 2020; although he managed a handful of games during the COVID-interrupted season, he retired shortly after, leaving a legacy defined by immense natural talent that was ultimately curtailed by physical fragility and personal challenges.