James Bennett
Hawthorn
AFL career
7 games4 goals
- Debut
- R15 1984 v FSC7 July 1984
- Most recent
- R11 1985 v NTH10 June 1985
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the VAFA powerhouse Collegians, James Bennett was a talented midfielder-forward who found himself stuck behind one of the greatest senior lists in VFL history. A prolific ball-winner at lower levels who could push forward to hit the scoreboard, Bennett proved he was up to the top flight in the opening round of 1985 when he gathered 18 disposals and booted three goals against Geelong. Despite this promise, maintaining a spot in a Hawthorn side dominating the competition proved an insurmountable task, with icons like Leigh Matthews, Michael Tuck, and Terry Wallace locking down the midfield roles. While limited to just seven senior appearances, Bennett secured his legacy at Glenferrie as a dominant force in the reserves, notably tying with teammate Greg Dear to win the 1985 Gardiner Medal as the competition's best and fairest player during a reserves premiership campaign.
Profile
- Born
- 05 Nov 1964 (age 61y 350d)
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the VAFA powerhouse Collegians, James Bennett was a talented midfielder-forward who found himself stuck behind one of the greatest senior lists in VFL history. A prolific ball-winner at lower levels who could push forward to hit the scoreboard, Bennett proved he was up to the top flight in the opening round of 1985 when he gathered 18 disposals and booted three goals against Geelong. Despite this promise, maintaining a spot in a Hawthorn side dominating the competition proved an insurmountable task, with icons like Leigh Matthews, Michael Tuck, and Terry Wallace locking down the midfield roles. While limited to just seven senior appearances, Bennett secured his legacy at Glenferrie as a dominant force in the reserves, notably tying with teammate Greg Dear to win the 1985 Gardiner Medal as the competition's best and fairest player during a reserves premiership campaign.