Kirby Bentley | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 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 | 7 (1) | |
2019 | Carlton | 3 (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]
Bentley competed as a contestant on the 9th season of Network 10's Australian franchise of survivor, Australian Survivor: Titans V Rebels. [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]
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