Kirby Bentley Explained
Kirby Bentley |
Birth Date: | 9 May 1986 |
Birth Place: | Perth, Western Australia |
Originalteam: | Swan Districts (WAWFL) |
Debutdate: | Round 1, 2017 |
Debutstadium: | VU Whitten Oval |
Height: | 172 cm |
Position: | Utility |
Years1: | 2017–2018 |
Games Goals1: | 7 (1) |
Years2: | 2019 |
Games Goals2: | 3 (0) |
Games Goalstotal: | 10 (1) |
Statsend: | the 2019 season |
Sooyears1: | 2017 |
Sooteam1: | The Allies |
Soogames Goals1: | 1 (0) |
Repstatsend: | 2017 |
Kirby Bentley (born 9 May 1986) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the 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 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]
Australian Survivor: Titans V Rebels
Bentley competed as a contestant on the 9th season of Network 10's Australian franchise of survivor, .[9] So far, she has been praised by fans and critics for her strong social and strategic gameplay, and having great success in voting out other players through blindsides.[10] [11] [12]
Notes and References
- News: Coleman-Heard. Rory. Former netballer excited to "provide a pathway". 30 July 2017. Fremantle FC. Telstra Media. 14 September 2016.
- News: Navaratnam. Dinny. Dogs dominate wayward Freo women's side. 30 July 2017. AFL Media. Bigpond. 4 February 2017.
- Web site: Classy AFLW forward undergoes knee surgery. Black. Sarah. AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. 12 September 2017. 12 September 2017.
- News: AFLW: Delisted Docker goes coast to coast. Black. Sarah. 7 June 2018. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 25 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180922183326/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-07/aflw-five-way-deal-ends-trade-period. 22 September 2018. dead.
- Web site: Bentley becomes a Blue.
- Web site: Quartermaine. Craig. Kirby Bentley Cup paves the way for the next generation in AFL. NITV. Special Broadcasting Service. 16 September 2017.
- Web site: 2011 Netball Western Australia Annual Report. 3 August 2020. Netball Western Australia. https://web.archive.org/web/20201002003435/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2013/11/06180723/2011-NWA-Annual-Report.pdf. 2 October 2020.
- Web site: Kirby Bentley one to watch for Melbourne in annual women's AFL match against Western Bulldogs. 23 May 2015. 3 August 2020. www.heraldsun.com.au.
- Web site: 2024-01-21 . Australian Survivor 2024: Titans V Rebels - Meet The Full Cast . 2024-02-29 . 10 play . en-AU.
- Web site: Koster . Alexandra . "I Orchestrated It": Australian Survivor's Kirby Bentley On How She Executed The Blindside Of The Season (So Far) . 2024-02-29 . www.refinery29.com . en.
- Web site: 2024-02-02 . WA footy star Kirby Bentley goes incognito on Survivor . 2024-02-29 . The West Australian . en.
- Web site: SurvivorAU contestant Kirby Bentley . 2024-02-29 . www.truedorktimes.com.