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Francis Jack Bennett (21 February 1913 – 26 June 1975) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of Francis Alexander Bennett (1884-1956), and Frances Theresa Bennett, née Grieves, Francis Jack Bennett was born at Moonee Ponds, Victoria on 21 February 1913.
He married twice: to Marjory Frederica Forster (1914-1970) on 7 May 1938, and to Alice Eileen Gardner (1912-1990) on 6 March 1973.
Football
= Auburn (SDFL)
=He played with the Auburn Football Club in the Sub-District Football League.
= Melbourne (VFL)
=He was granted a clearance from Auburn to Melbourne on 26 April 1933. In his five seasons at Melboune he played in 43 senior games, and scored 28 goals: 1933 (6 games), 1934 (15 games, 7 goals), 1935 (12 games, 11 goals), and 1936 (10 games, 10 goals). He played with the Melbourne Seconds for the entire 1937 season.
Death
He died at Brighton, Victoria on 26 June 1975.
Notes
References
Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
External links
Jack Bennett's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Jack Bennett at AustralianFootball.com
Jack Bennett, at Demonwiki.
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